FIFA accuses UEFA of 'smear campaign' in forcing document handover about World Cup investor plan
Sports5 sources3 countries31m ago
FIFA has accused European football's governing body, UEFA, of launching a "smear campaign" against its president, Gianni Infantino. The accusation marks a significant escalation in tensions between the two major football organizations.
The public dispute follows Infantino's controversial and ultimately scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors. The fallout from this aborted financial strategy has resulted in ongoing legal action and the current trading of blows between the governing bodies.
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BBC Sport (GB)Broad overview focusing on the exchange of blows between governing bodies.
Sky News World (GB)Highlights UEFA's legal challenge regarding the aborted World Cup investment plan.
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