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UEFA threatens FIFA with legal action over failed plan to sell World Cup stakes
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European football body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors, and said any potential evidence should not be destroyed.
Now lawyers for UEFA have informed FIFA that the European body is “actively considering legal action, arbitration, and/or regulatory complaints ... arising out of and in connection with the FFE (FIFA Forward Enterprise) plan proposed by FIFA and all related matters.”
The letter dated Friday from the legal firm Dechert in New York was seen on Monday (August 3) by The Associated Press.
Infantino has most support from his traditional base in Africa, while South America's CONMEBOL is relying on him to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams from 48.
FIFA briefed at the World Cup that Infantino had got pledged letters of support from about 200 of the 211 member federations.