UEFA tells a Florida court it is preparing a Swiss criminal complaint against Infantino
UEFAApplicant, in a reply brief filed by its lawyers in federal court in Miami
In a reply brief, UEFA tells the Florida court it is preparing a criminal complaint alleging that Infantino and possibly the FIFA officers who developed the plan violated Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code.
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Gianni Infantino's FIFA Forward Enterprise plan was a vehicle for Infantino and a small circle to profit from FIFA's most valuable assets, and may amount to criminal mismanagement under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code.
“UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint alleging Infantino and, potentially, the FIFA officers who developed FFE, violated Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code. It is planning to submit that complaint to the competent Swiss authorities.”
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UEFA seeks U.S. court evidence for a planned Swiss criminal complaint against Gianni Infantino; FIFA calls it harassment
UEFA asked federal courts in Florida, New York and Colorado on August 27, 2026, to order discovery for a criminal complaint it is preparing in Switzerland against FIFA President Gianni Infantino and possibly other FIFA officials, alleging criminal mismanagement under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code. The complaint concerns the FIFA Forward Enterprise plan, under which investors led by Josh Kushner's Thrive Capital would have paid $4.2 billion for a 20% stake in a new FIFA commercial subsidiary. Infantino withdrew the plan on August 1 after a backlash led by UEFA. FIFA's U.S. subsidiaries oppose the requests, saying no Swiss proceeding exists, UEFA suffered no loss and the Florida application was made in bad faith to harass Infantino before FIFA's presidential election.
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The 13-page reply UEFA filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in support of its request to subpoena documents and testimony from FIFA's U.S. subsidiaries, FIFA (Americas) Inc. and FWC2026 US Inc., for use in a criminal complaint it is preparing in Switzerland. It answers the subsidiaries' opposition and asks the court to grant the application.
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UEFA's reply answers the opposition of FIFA's U.S. subsidiaries, which argued that UEFA could not seek discovery because it had not yet filed a Swiss criminal complaint.
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The brief says UEFA needs the discovery to finalize and support that complaint, and that it intends to submit the evidence directly to the Swiss criminal authorities.
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The reference point is Infantino's handling of the FIFA Forward Enterprise plan, which UEFA says may amount to criminal mismanagement. UEFA tells the court it is preparing a complaint alleging that Infantino and possibly other FIFA officers violated the Swiss criminal mismanagement provision, which condemns his handling of the plan.
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Read the full caseFIFA's lawyers say UEFA falsely claims Infantino sought a personal financial interest in the plan
FIFA
“falsely asserts that Mr. Infantino sought to have a personal financial interest in the FFE project.”Read statement
FIFA's U.S. subsidiaries say UEFA's criminal allegations are speculative and no prosecutor has adopted them
FIFA
“UEFA attempts to manufacture a qualifying proceeding by repackaging what it previously described as a dispute potentially giving rise to "legal action, arbitration, and/or regulatory complaints" as speculative criminal allegations that no prosecutor has adopted and that UEFA itself lacks authority to pursue.”Read statement
UEFA's lawyers call the FIFA Forward Enterprise plan a vehicle for a small circle to profit from FIFA's assets
UEFA
“In truth, it was a vehicle for Infantino and that small circle to acquire a permanent stake in and otherwise profit from FIFA's most valuable assets to the detriment of FIFA, its members, and other parties within the football family.”Read statement
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