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Fifa calls Uefa’s legal threat a ‘smear campaign’ in US federal filing

The Guardian UK Thursday 03 September 2026, 19:41 UTC By Alexander Abnos in New York 1 min read
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Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa’s request for discoveryUefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni InfantinoAttorneys 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...

  • 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.

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