FIFA claims harassment of Infantino by European soccer body UEFA in filing to Florida court
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FIFA lawyers claimed UEFA is harassing Gianni Infantino, in a court filing urging a Florida judge to deny the European soccer body's request for evidence discovery about a World Cup private investor plan that has rocked the sport.
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino is shown watching the Poland vs Argentina FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup first-round match on Sept. 5 in Katowice, Poland. FIFA lawyers allege in a court filing that Infantino has been the subject of harassment by European soccer governing body UEFA. (Getty Images)
FIFA lawyers claimed UEFA is harassing Gianni Infantino, in a court filing urging a Florida judge to deny the European soccer body's request for evidence discovery about a World Cup private investor plan that has rocked the sport.
The 21-page filing to the court in the Southern District of Florida late Monday, and seen by The Associated Press, said UEFA was wrong to suggest the FIFA president sought to profit personally from the project that provoked a furor in July and was dropped within days.
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