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FIFA accused European soccer body UEFA of a "smear campaign" in a court filing on Thursday concerning FIFA President Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and other competitions. Last week, UEFA filed requests for discovery of evidence connected to Infantino's proposal in three U.S. courts. “While these applications are styled as legal pleadings with captions and docket numbers, they are little more than press releases in further support of UEFA’s smear campaign against FIFA and its leadership,” FIFA said in a filing in U.S. District Court in Colorado. FIFA’s filing in Colorado on Thursday was a motion to intervene, asking that the discovery process be deferred or dropped. One of UEFA's discovery requests was filed in the Southern District of New York and seeks disclosure of documents from Josh Kushner and his investment firm Thrive Capital Management.
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In a statement Monday to the outlet Axios , Kushner defended the proposal but said he did not anticipate the pushback. “While we stand behind the motivations of FFE, we failed to appreciate the political dynamics of global football, and the lengths some would go to.
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