UEFA want Infantino to stand down from his role following his failed FFE plan. Image Photo Agency / Getty ImagesAug. 27, 2026 11:11 am EDT Updated UEFA has made a request for the disclosure of documents in advance of potentially launching “criminal proceedings” against Gianni Infantino in Switzerland over his abandoned World Cup sell-off plan.In a legal document filed in the United States District Court, seen by The Athletic, European football’s governing body has accused FIFA’s president of “promoting” a “fraudulently off-market price for his own benefit” when proposing to sell a stake in world soccer governing body’s commercial and event operations to Thrive Eternal — a U.S. investment fund run by Joshua Kushner.FIFA wanted to sell a fifth of the new entity, called FIFA Forward Enterprises (FFE), to the group for $4.2billion (£3.1bn) before the plans were scrapped after an overwhelming backlash that continues to threaten Infantino’s position.
UEFA’s lawyers say that valuation was “absurdly low”, nor was it “the product of an open, competitive auction”. They also said it was “not tested by any independent valuer”.“The valuation work exchanged with Thrive, and any internal Thrive analyses of FIFA’s enterprise value, are directly probative of whether the $4.2 billion price reflected an arm’s-length valuation of FIFA’s commercial rights or, as the public record indicates, a fraudulently off-market price promoted by Infantino for his own benefit,” the legal filing reads.FIFA and Thrive Eternal have been approached for comment.This story will be updated
