🚨 UEFA prepares criminal proceedings against Infantino | OneFootball

UEFA is reportedly preparing to launch criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over alleged “criminal mismanagement.”

Revealed by several European media outlets, including The Times, The Telegraph and Sky, the case is said to be linked to the abandoned project known as FIFA Forward Enterprise, backed by world football’s governing body.

At the heart of the case is reportedly Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell a 20% stake in several FIFA competitions for $4.2 billion.

According to court documents, UEFA believes FIFA’s overall valuation, estimated at around $20 billion, is “absurdly low.”

Europe’s governing body reportedly argues in particular that this amount was not determined through an open and competitive bidding process and was not subjected to an independent valuation.

UEFA has also reportedly asked the US courts to obtain documents held by FIFA.

UEFA’s lawyers also reportedly sent an official notice this month to Gianni Infantino and FIFA, asking them to take steps to identify, locate and preserve documents and electronic information that could be useful to the investigation.

Fourteen FIFA executives are reportedly specifically named in this request. At this stage, FIFA has not yet publicly responded to these allegations.

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