UEFA wants FIFA subsidiaries’ blocked from Infantino discovery fight in US

UEFA urges US court to deny FIFA subsidiaries’ bid to join Gianni Infantino discovery fight as president battle rumbles.Published On 11 Sep 202611 Sep 2026UEFA has urged a United States court to reject an attempt by FIFA’s American subsidiaries to intervene ⁠in its bid to obtain evidence for a potential Swiss criminal case against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his abandoned World Cup commercial rights plan.In a filing late on Thursday in the Manhattan federal court, European football’s governing body ⁠said FIFA (Americas) Inc and FWC2026 US Inc were improperly trying to act as stand-ins for FIFA and Infantino, neither of whom has sought to join the case.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Fenerbahce coach Kartal’s resignation refused as bottle thrown in Roma tielist 2 of 4Manchester United beat Sabah 4-0 on Champions League returnlist 3 of 4Is Egypt’s Hamza Abdelkarim set to be Barcelona’s next breakout star?list 4 of 4Manchester United scouted Mbappe but didn’t sign him, says Ryan Giggsend of listUEFA said its request under a US discovery law seeks documents and testimony from Thrive Capital Management and its founder Joshua Kushner, who it says may hold informati...