FIFA President Gianni Infantino Under Scrutiny Over Subpoenas and Controversial Deal
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Gianni Infantino must be shocked. He’s spent his near-decade-long tenure as FIFA president squeezing football for every cent possible. Now he’s weathering a global revolt against his leadership just for doing what he’s always done, after he quite literally tried to sell the World Cup to the highest bidder.
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New York Post BusinessGianni Infantino has been jetting around the world since the news broke that his selloff plan was dead in an apparent bid to shore up support for his presidency of FIFA. Seen here is a recent log for the jet he has been using to travel. Obtained by NY Post
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Josh Kushner is being targeted for subpoenas as UEFA seeks evidence for a contemplated Swiss criminal case against FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Getty Images
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Financial TimesUefa prepares criminal complaint against Fifa’s Infantino Governing body of European football seeking documents from Joshua Kushner’s investment firm
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The Post has sought comment from Thrive and Kushner. The filing alleges Kushner and Infantino discussed the underlying concept for nearly a year before the terms sheet was signed.
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The Post has sought comment from FIFA and Maffei. UEFA claims that arrangement was part of a deeply flawed process in which FIFA’s own governing bodies and senior executives were kept in the dark while Infantino and a tight group of advisers developed the proposal.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino is at the center of a contemplated Swiss criminal proceeding over the collapsed FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal. REUTERS
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JacobinUsing FIFA to print money at fans’ expense has long been Infantino’s modus operandi. Still, his latest move crossed a line for even some of football’s most corrupt and moneygrubbing actors. His proposed “FIFA Forward Enterprise” (FFE) plan would spin off a significant element of the global football governing body’s operations, including commercial rights for broadcast, sponsorship, and ticketing as well as “operational delivery of FIFA tournaments.” The newly minted division was meant to be controlled by FIFA, though 20 percent would be sold to private investors for $4.2 billion.
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01 New York Post Business The Swiss sports suit axed a planned Friday night appearance at the Milken Hamptons Dialogues, where he had been slated to deliver an after-dinner speech to uber-wealthy attendees, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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02 Jacobin Popular criticism toward Infantino has long been brewing, reaching fever pitch during the rip-off convention that was the 2026 World Cup. But secretly developing a scheme to open the world’s most popular (and already extremely profitable) sporting event to private equity has proven too much even for some of his closest cronies.
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