FIFA Loses New York Court Ruling Against European Soccer Body UEFA in World Cup Investor Case
Judge Jeannette Vargas said FIFA’s U.S. parties lacked a legally protectable interest and refused to halt UEFA’s evidence request in the Swiss case.
- On Thursday, Manhattan District Judge Jeannette Vargas denied FIFA's American subsidiaries' request to block UEFA from obtaining evidence for a potential Swiss criminal case against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise plan.
- The abandoned $20 billion FFE proposal aimed to sell a stake in a subsidiary running World Cup tournaments, but triggered global backlash and caused the biggest crisis of Infantino's near 11-year presidency.
- Judge Vargas wrote that the American FIFA subsidiaries "do not have a direct, substantial and legally protectable interest" in the proceedings, finding no facts suggesting they would be defendants in any potential criminal action.
- UEFA is pursuing discovery as part of a strategy to remove Infantino, who faces an election challenge from veteran Japanese official Kohzo Tashima ahead of a deadline next Wednesday for candidates to enter the contest.
- Infantino plans to stand for reelection in March and must pass an eligibility and integrity check by a FIFA-appointed panel, while FIFA's cash reserves remain at more than $5 billion following the recent World Cup.
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FIFA loses New York court ruling against European soccer body UEFA in World Cup investor case
FIFA has suffered a major judicial setback in the United States in the conflict that confronts the organization chaired by Gianni Infantino with UEFA. Judge Jeannette A. Vargas of the Federal Court of the Southern District of New York rejected this Thursday, November 12, the petition of two American companies linked to FIFA to intervene in the proceedings opened at the request of UEFA.The origin of the conflict is an operation that could end up …
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A New York court rejects requests from two FIFA companies. UEFA seeks evidence for possible prosecution in Switzerland
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