Fifa accuses Uefa of 'smear campaign' against Gianni Infantino - BBC Sport BBC Homepage Skip to content Accessibility Help Your account Home News Sport Earth Reel Worklife Travel Culture Future Music TV Weather Sounds More menu More menu Search BBC Home News Sport Earth Reel Worklife Travel Culture Future Music TV Weather Sounds Close menu BBC Sport Menu Home Football Cricket Formula 1 Rugby U Tennis Golf Cycling Athletics More A-Z Sports American Football Athletics Basketball Boxing Cricket Cycling Darts Disability Sport Football Formula 1 Gaelic Games Golf Gymnastics Horse Racing Mixed Martial Arts Motorsport Netball Rugby League Rugby Union Snooker Swimming Tennis Full Sports A-Z More from Sport England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Quizzes News Feeds Help & FAQs Football Scores & Fixtures Tables Premier League Women's Football Teams Leagues & Cups Gossip Transfers European Quizzes Fifa accuses Uefa of 'smear campaign' against Infantino Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Gianni Infantino became Fifa president in 2016 By Dan Roan , Sports editor  and  Michael Race , Business reporter , At New York Published 3 September 2026 Fifa has accused Uefa of a "smear campaign against it and its leadership" in a challenge to litigation over president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Last week European football's governing body filed legal papers in the US requesting disclosure of evidence and documents from Fifa as part of potential criminal claims in Switzerland. In a dramatic escalation of the controversy, Uefa accused Infantino of "criminal mismanagement" and "a fraudulently off-market price promoted by [him] for his own benefit" over the now-shelved Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) scheme. However, world governing body Fifa has now responded with court filings lodged in the US - and seen by the BBC - requesting that permission for access to documents be deferred, or opposed by the end of the month. Fifa