Report: UEFA Paid Off Gianni Infantino's Alleged 'Lover'
UEFA said the payment covered departure entitlements and MBA fees, while Gianni Infantino and FIFA denied the allegations.
- FIFA President Gianni Infantino strongly denied allegations that UEFA made a six-figure departure payout to cover up an alleged affair with a lower-level employee while he served as the organization's general secretary.
- A Daily Telegraph report claimed the woman received a six-figure sum and funded MBA tuition after former UEFA President Michel Platini allegedly confronted Infantino about the relationship, prompting an agreement for her departure.
- UEFA confirmed issuing a departure payment and covering business school fees for the former administrative staff member, but maintained the package fully complied with governing regulations in place at the time.
- FIFA called the claims "categorically untrue" and defamatory, emphasizing that no internal complaints were ever filed regarding Infantino's conduct and that all severance agreements were approved through standard corporate procedures.
- The scandal emerges during an intense period of scrutiny for Infantino, following mounting backlash and threats of boycotts from European and American federations over his now-abandoned plan to sell commercial stakes in FIFA competitions.
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The alleged mistress, Giannie Infantino, received a six-digit severance payment from UEFA at the time he served as secretary-general of the organization, says in the investigation of The Daily Telegraph. Infantino denies everything.
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A British newspaper revealed that UEFA paid compensation and master's studies to an alleged lover of Gianni Infantino.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino denied a report that inappropriate conduct prompted a six-figure "exit payment" to a…
UEFA confirms payout to ex-employee under Infantino, amid denials of an affair
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino is denying a report that inappropriate conduct was behind a six-figure “departure payment” made to a woman during his years as general secretary at the Union of European Football Associations.
Both the European and international football federations have responded. The employee received a generous severance package, and more information is sure to follow.
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