Fifa calls Uefa’s legal threat a ‘smear campaign’ in US federal filing
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48 minutes ago · 3:41 readSeptember 3, 2026
Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa’s request for discovery Uefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni Infantino Attorneys representing Fifa have hit back at Uefa’s request for discovery in a US federal filing earlier this week. The lawyers called Uefa’s legal efforts “little more than press releases in further support of [a] smear campaign against Fifa and its leadership” and requested the judge assigned to the case dismiss the request. The filing requests that Fifa US, a subsidiary business unit of Fifa, be permitted to officially opposite the request for discovery by 30 September. Conti This YuToday briefing is based on reporting first published by Alexander Abnos in New York.
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Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa’s request for discovery Uefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni Infantino Attorneys representing Fifa have hit back at Uefa’s request for discovery in a US federal filing earlier this week. The lawyers called Uefa’s legal efforts “little more than press releases in further support of [a] smear campaign against Fifa and its leadership” and requested the judge assigned to the case dismiss the request. The filing requests that Fifa US, a subsidiary business unit of Fifa, be permitted to officially opposite the request for discovery by 30 September. Conti Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa’s request for discovery Uefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni Infantino Attorneys representing Fifa have hit back at Uefa’s request for discovery in a US federal filing earlier this week. The lawyers called Uefa’s legal efforts “little more than press releases in further support of [a] smear campaign against Fifa and its leadership” and requested the judge assigned to the case dismiss the request. The filing requests that Fifa US, a subsidiary business unit of Fifa, be permitted to officially opposite the request for discovery by 30 September. Conti
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Reported context includes the following: Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa’s request for discovery Uefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni Infantino Attorneys representing Fifa have hit back at Uefa’s request for discovery in a US federal filing earlier this week. The lawyers called Uefa’s legal efforts “little more than press releases in further support of [a] smear campaign against Fifa and its leadership” and requested the judge assigned to the case dismiss the request. The filing requests that Fifa US, a subsidiary business unit of Fifa, be permitted to officially opposite the request for discovery by 30 September. Conti Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa’s request for discovery Uefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni Infantino Attorneys representing Fifa have hit back at Uefa’s request for discovery in a US federal filing earlier this week. The lawyers called Uefa’s legal efforts “little more than press releases in further support of [a] smear campaign against Fifa and its leadership” and requested the judge assigned to the case dismiss the request. The filing requests that Fifa US, a subsidiary business unit of Fifa, be permitted to officially opposite the request for discovery by 30 September. Conti
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Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa’s request for discovery Uefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni Infantino Attorneys representing Fifa have hit back at Uefa’s request for discovery in a US federal filing earlier this week. The lawyers called Uefa’s legal efforts “little more than press releases in further support of [a] smear campaign against Fifa and its leadership” and requested the judge assigned to the case dismiss the request. The filing requests that Fifa US, a subsidiary business unit of Fifa, be permitted to officially opposite the request for discovery by 30 September. Conti This YuToday briefing is based on reporting first published by Alexander Abnos in New York.
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