Fifa, clash with UEFA: threat of legal action against Infantino and the name of Al-Khelaifi appears

UEFA has threatened FIFA president Gianni Infantino with legal action for his plan to sell World Cup-related assets to private individuals e ordered him not to destroy any material related to it, as reported by the Telegraph which reveals that European football’s governing body has also written to Joshua Kushner, Greg Maffei, JP Morgan and OpenEconomics stating that it is “actively evaluating legal action, arbitration and/or regulatory complaints” arising from the initiative. President Infantino said on Saturday he had shelved plans to sell shares in his flagship tournament and other events to private investors, following an unprecedented protest by Uefa against the proposal which also involved people linked to US President Donald Trump, such as Joshua Kusher, brother of Jared Kushner, and Trump’s son-in-law.

Among other things, UEFA is preparing to challenge Infantino in the next elections and is evaluating the sports director Qatari Nasser al-Khelaifi, president of PSG, as a potential candidate in next year’s elections for the FIFA presidency. According to three senior international football officials, who requested anonymity, ‘Politico’ reports, talks began during last month’s World Cup, and al-Khelaifi has emerged as a serious candidate. Al-Khelaifi is the president of Paris Saint-Germain in France, heads the European Football Clubs (EFCA)

, the organization that brings together the continent’s teams, and heads the media giant beIN Media. However, the person concerned has currently denied his involvement in the field. A representative of al-Khelaifi said: “Nasser has absolutely no ambition, intention or interest in a role in Fifa and will continue to discreetly support all institutions of world and European football.” Another profile that could enter the race is that of

By Editor

One thought on “Fifa, clash with UEFA: threat of legal action against Infantino and the name of Al-Khelaifi appears”

Leave a Reply