FIFA blasts UEFA ‘smear campaign,’ fights World Cup plan disclosures
- UEFA seeks US testimony and documents for possible legal action; FIFA asks US court to defer or let it oppose UEFA’s request.
- FIFA has accused UEFA of a “smear campaign” and a “fishing expedition” after European football’s governing body asked United States judges to force FIFA to hand over documents related to its failed World Cup investor plan.
- Global football body FIFA’s divisive plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to investors, unveiled in July, triggered a huge backlash across the sport, with UEFA threatening to boycott the World Cup unless the plan was scrapped.
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- UEFA seeks US testimony and documents for possible legal action; FIFA asks US court to defer or let it oppose UEFA’s request.
- FIFA has accused UEFA of a “smear campaign” and a “fishing expedition” after European football’s governing body asked United States judges to force FIFA to hand over documents related to its failed World Cup investor plan.
- Global football body FIFA’s divisive plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to investors, unveiled in July, triggered a huge backlash across the sport, with UEFA threatening to boycott the World Cup unless the plan was scrapped.
Sources: Al Jazeera