FIFA accuses European body UEFA of ‘smear campaign’ in filing related to World Cup sell-off plan
FIFA has accused European soccer body UEFA of a "smear campaign" in a court filing concerning FIFA President Gianni Infantino's withdrawn plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and other competitions. UEFA had previously filed requests for discovery of evidence related to the proposal in three U.S. courts.
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Open questions and key claims
Joshua Kushner blames power struggles within global football for outrage over FIFA's plan to sell World Cup stakes.
Kushner's firm Thrive Capital would not have been involved if they anticipated the backlash to the FIFA Forward Enterprise plan.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin called the FIFA proposal a 'shady, opaque backroom deal'.
FIFA accused UEFA of a 'smear campaign' in a court filing concerning Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan.
UEFA filed requests for discovery of evidence connected to Infantino's proposal in three U.S. courts.
Infantino's FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal aimed to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity for $4.2 billion.
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