FIFA Calls UEFA Document Request 'Harassment' of Infantino — SkimNews
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- FIFA accused European football chiefs of "harassment" against president Gianni Infantino in a Miami court filing obtained by Sky News, seeking to block UEFA's request for documents on the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise scheme.
- UEFA has sought all documents on the FIFA Forward Enterprise scheme, saying it could pursue a criminal mismanagement case alleging Infantino undersold World Cup tournaments for personal financial benefit.
- FIFA's lawyers wrote that "UEFA's conduct demonstrates that its application was made in bad faith and for the purpose of harassment" and dismissed the personal-profit allegation as having "no basis whatsoever."
- UEFA withdrew its support for Infantino ahead of his March 2027 re-election bid for a fourth term but has not yet proposed a rival candidate; opponents have until November 18 to nominate an alternative.
- FIFA's submission argues UEFA filed its evidence application "just before FIFA's election" to "influence FIFA's presidential election," a timing UEFA has not disputed in the available filing.
Why it matters: The dispute drags a months-long governance fight into a U.S. courtroom and ties it directly to Infantino's March 2027 re-election. UEFA's November 18 deadline to nominate a challenger is the hard clock — if it fields or backs an opponent before then, Infantino's path to a fourth term narrows materially ahead of the vote.
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