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Legal and governance battles intensify over FIFA investment

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The legal and political conflict between FIFA and UEFA regarding the failed FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) project has expanded into a broader push for governance reform and intense accusations of misconduct. In Manhattan federal court, UEFA has filed a motion to block two FIFA American subsidiaries—FIFA (Americas) Inc and FWC2026 US Inc—from intervening in the ongoing discovery battle. UEFA continues to seek testimony from Thrive Capital Management and Joshua Kushner to support potential Swiss criminal proceedings for ‘criminal mismanagement’ and ‘fraudulent pricing’ related to the $4.2 billion investment proposal. Following the collapse of the FFE scheme, which aimed to sell stakes in FIFA competitions to private investors, UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin and CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani have issued a formal joint demand for a $2.1 billion payout from FIFA’s financial reserves. The proposal calls for a one-off payment of at least $10 million to each of FIFA’s 211 member associations to support infrastructure and grassroots development between 2027 and 2030. The leaders argue that FIFA’s cash reserves, projected to reach approximately $6 billion following the recent World Cup, are sufficient to fund development directly without seeking external equity through controversial private equity deals. UEFA and CONCACAF have further criticized previous attempts to make funding conditional on support for commercial plans, asserting that member associations should not have to choose between financial support and governance integrity. They have called for an independent audit of FIFA’s reserves, demanding full access to underlying financial figures and assumptions, to be reviewed before the FIFA Council meeting on October 15. In recent legal filings in Florida, FIFA has ~~responded by~~ escalated its defense, accusing UEFA of ~~conducting~~ a ~~‘smear~~ ‘disinformation campaign’ and ‘harassment’ against ~~its leadership.~~ President Gianni Infantino. FIFA alleges that UEFA’s efforts to obtain FFE-related documents are intended to influence the March 2027 presidential election.

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