The Daily Telegraph reported that the woman received a six-figure departure payment after leaving UEFA. UEFA confirmed that the former employee received a departure payment and that it funded an MBA course for her at a local business school. A FIFA spokesperson rejected the allegations. “FIFA President Gianni Infantino strongly denies these allegations, and they are categorically untrue. Infantino served as UEFA general secretary from October 2009 until he was elected FIFA president in February 2016.