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European football’s governing body UEFA is preparing a complaint accusing FIFA president Gianni Infantino of “criminal mismanagement” over his now-shelved plan to bring private financing into the World Cup.
“UEFA is actively considering leg pooal action arising out of and in connection with the plan proposed by FIFA,” a legal document stated.
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 advisers for criminal mismanagement under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code.
UEFA, whose threat to boycott World Cups is widely seen as having been pivotal in Infantino’s decision to abandon the proposal just days after launching it, has requested access to a long list of documents relating to the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan.
These include details of a meeting held at a hotel in New York City on the eve of last month’s World Cup final, which several senior FIFA directors attended and where they were reportedly briefed on the plan.
According to reports, two of the five directors present refused to approve the proposal. One of them was chief operating officer Kevin Lamour, who has since left FIFA.
UEFA is seeking documents and communications from FIFA Americas and FWC2026 concerning the governance and internal approval process for the FFE proposal, including materials presented to the FIFA Council, FIFA Congress, FIFA Bureau or FIFA Management Board.
The request also covers the July 18, 2026 meeting of FIFA officials at the Waldorf Astoria and analyses of the approval requirements under FIFA’s statutes and governance policies.
If UEFA succeeds in gaining access to the documents, it intends to lodge the complaint in Switzerland. The organisation said it had been advised that it met the requirements to bring the matter before a Swiss court.
UEFA stated that its Swiss legal counsel had confirmed that the proposed proceedings were reasonably contemplated under Swiss law.
It further alleged that, based on the information available, Infantino’s actions could amount to criminal mismanagement.
