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(28 Aug 2026)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monaco - 27 August 2026
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press: ++SOUNDBITE IS OVERLAID BY SHOT 2-5++
“Here in Monaco. European soccer body UEFA has invited the elite of European soccer for the Champions League draw, a major event in the global soccer calendar. But two hours before the draw, an absolute bombshell of news dropped in the political world of control over change. A global soccer body, FIFA, UEFA and its former employee, FIFA president Gianni Infantino, have been in open conflict for the past month since Infantino's secretive plan to invite private investors to invest $4.2 billion in taking a stake in the future profits of competitions like the World Cup was revealed and quickly dropped days later, amid a furore and backlash by global soccer officials."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Zurich, Switzerland - 28 February 2016
2. President of FIFA Gianni Infantino walking towards FIFA museum entrance
3. Infantino inside museum
4. Infantino inaugurating museum, applause, confetti
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Doha, Qatar - 19 November 2022
5. Infantino speaking at a news conference
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monaco - 27 August 2026
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press: ++SOUNDBITE IS OVERLAID BY SHOT7-9++
"Well, today, UEFA announced that in court in Manhattan, in Florida and Colorado, its filed documents seeking discovery from potential witnesses and evidence, including from New York investor Joshua Kushner, to prepare what could be an eventual criminal complaint in a Swiss court against Infantino, UEFA's former employee."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paris - 8 February 2024
7. (STILL) UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, right, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino pose during the 48th UEFA congress in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Image ID: 26223395963277
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cali, Colombia - 7 August 2026
8. (STILL) FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives for the inauguration of President Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Image ID: 26219743995135
9. (STILL) FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives for the inauguration of Colombia's new president Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
Image ID: 26219746097759
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monaco - 27 August 2026
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press: ++SOUNDBITE IS OVERLAID BY SHOT 11++
"At this stage, there is no promise that UEFA will pursue a criminal case against Infantino, but it certainly ratchets up the pressure on Infantino two and a half months before h e is due to be a candidate in the FIFA presidential election, with a legal tactic that clearly will be seen in the White House as pressure on Joshua Kushner, the brother of President Donald Trump's son in law Jared Kushner, to be a potential witness in a criminal case.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Nyon, Switzerland - 25 September 2015
11. Various of UEFA flags and UEFA headquarters
STORYLINE:
UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.
The governing body of European soccer announced its intentions in court documents filed Thursday in the U.S. seeking access to possible evidence related to the sell-off plan, which was withdrawn after a furious backlash by UEFA and other global soccer leaders.
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(28 Aug 2026)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monaco - 27 August 2026
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press: ++SOUNDBITE IS OVERLAID BY SHOT 2-5++
“Here in Monaco. European soccer body UEFA has invited the elite of European soccer for the Champions League draw, a major event in the global soccer calendar. But two hours before the draw, an absolute bombshell of news dropped in the political world of control over change. A global soccer body, FIFA, UEFA and its former employee, FIFA president Gianni Infantino, have been in open conflict for the past month since Infantino's secretive plan to invite private investors to invest $4.2 billion in taking a stake in the future profits of competitions like the World Cup was revealed and quickly dropped days later, amid a furore and backlash by global soccer officials."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Zurich, Switzerland - 28 February 2016
2. President of FIFA Gianni Infantino walking towards FIFA museum entrance
3. Infantino inside museum
4. Infantino inaugurating museum, applause, confetti
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Doha, Qatar - 19 November 2022
5. Infantino speaking at a news conference
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monaco - 27 August 2026
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press: ++SOUNDBITE IS OVERLAID BY SHOT7-9++
"Well, today, UEFA announced that in court in Manhattan, in Florida and Colorado, its filed documents seeking discovery from potential witnesses and evidence, including from New York investor Joshua Kushner, to prepare what could be an eventual criminal complaint in a Swiss court against Infantino, UEFA's former employee."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paris - 8 February 2024
7. (STILL) UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, right, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino pose during the 48th UEFA congress in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Image ID: 26223395963277
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cali, Colombia - 7 August 2026
8. (STILL) FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives for the inauguration of President Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Image ID: 26219743995135
9. (STILL) FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives for the inauguration of Colombia's new president Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
Image ID: 26219746097759
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monaco - 27 August 2026
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press: ++SOUNDBITE IS OVERLAID BY SHOT 11++
"At this stage, there is no promise that UEFA will pursue a criminal case against Infantino, but it certainly ratchets up the pressure on Infantino two and a half months before h e is due to be a candidate in the FIFA presidential election, with a legal tactic that clearly will be seen in the White House as pressure on Joshua Kushner, the brother of President Donald Trump's son in law Jared Kushner, to be a potential witness in a criminal case.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Nyon, Switzerland - 25 September 2015
11. Various of UEFA flags and UEFA headquarters
STORYLINE:
UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.
The governing body of European soccer announced its intentions in court documents filed Thursday in the U.S. seeking access to possible evidence related to the sell-off plan, which was withdrawn after a furious backlash by UEFA and other global soccer leaders.
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