"UEFA is actively considering legal action arising out of and in connection with the...plan proposed by FIFA," read the legal document to be filed in a court in Florida in the United States. FIFA president Gianni Infantino gestures during a visit to a sports complex in Cali, Colombia, on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Jaime SALDARRIAGA / AFP)European football's governing body UEFA is preparing a complaint accusing embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino of "criminal mismanagement" over his now shelved plan to bring private financing into the World Cup, according to a document seen by AFP."UEFA is actively considering legal action arising out of and in connection with the...plan proposed by FIFA," read the legal document to be filed in a court in Florida in the United States.The document is a request for permission to gather evidence for a potential criminal complaint in Switzerland, where both UEFA and world football's governing body FIFA are based."More specifically, UEFA and other interested parties are preparing to bring criminal claims in Switzerland against Infantino and possibly other FIFA officials and advisors for criminal mismanagement under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code," it continues.UEFA, whose threat to boycott World Cups is widely seen as having been pivotal in Infantino's humiliating climbdown just days after launching the proposal, laid out a long list of...
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