UEFA (Europe's governing body for football) is preparing to make a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino for alleged “criminal mismanagement” in connection with his failed Fifa Forward Enterprise plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Infantino is accused of a “stunning dereliction of duty” in sidelining the FIFA executive council in his attempt to pull off the plan. The stunning display of greed was condemned by CONCACAF (the North, Central American and Caribbean confederation) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). UEFA itself threatened to boycott all FIFA-related events and tournaments if the plan went forward.
In an explosive escalation of the war engulfing football’s governing bodies, UEFA has made separate applications in the United States for information, including from FIFA and the investment firm Thrive Capital. Thrive Capital, led by Joshua Kushner, was to be the lead investor in Infantino’s plan. The request explains UEFA and other interested parties are “preparing to bring criminal claims in Switzerland against Infantino and possible other FIFA officials and advisers for criminal mismanagement under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code”.
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