UEFA confirm legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino World Cup plan

The European football body, UEFA, has confirmed to Al Jazeera that a preservation letter has been sent to the global governing body, FIFA, following Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors.“We can confirm that a document preservation letter was sent,” UEFA wrote in an email to Al Jazeera, adding that no further comment would be made at this time.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Tennis: Philippines’ Eala wins first WTA title, Fritz claims DC crownlist 2 of 4US men’s coach Pochettino agrees new contract through 2030 World Cuplist 3 of 4Indian court acquits ex-wrestling chief in sexual harassment caselist 4 of 4US cricket player Reddy receives eight-year ban for match-fixingend of listThe preservation letter, a formal legal document, serves to notify FIFA that they should retain data, documents and electronic messages as potential evidence.Infantino’s secretive proposal to raise $4.2bn from investors, including the New York investment firm of Joshua Kushner, was dropped early on Saturday, days after the revelation provoked a global furore.UEFA led the backlash, and on Thursday its 55 member federations met and agreed...