UEFA prepares criminal complaint against Gianni Infantino over World Cup sell-off

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The Union of European Football Associations 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. UEFA said Thursday it filed documents in a Manhatt...

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