FIFA president Gianni Infantino could face UEFA legal action as scramble for support begins
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European football body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors, and said any potential evidence should not be destroyed.
Infantino's secretive proposal to raise $US4.2 billion ($6 billion) from investors, including the New York investment firm of Joshua Kushner, was dropped on Saturday, days after media reports revealed it, provoking a global furore.
UEFA led the backlash and its 55 member federations met to agree to boycott all FIFA events and competitions while the proposal was active.
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European football body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors, and said any potential evidence should not be destroyed.
Infantino's secretive proposal to raise $US4.2 billion ($6 billion) from investors, including the New York investment firm of Joshua Kushner, was dropped on Saturday, days after media reports revealed it, provoking a global furore.
UEFA led the backlash and its 55 member federations met to agree to boycott all FIFA events and competitions while the proposal was active.