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UEFA is seeking US court permission to obtain FIFA documents and testimony for a planned criminal complaint in Switzerland against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over an abandoned proposal to transfer World Cup commercial rights to a new subsidiary.
UEFA has formally notified FIFA President Gianni Infantino that it is considering filing a lawsuit and demanding preservation of all documents related to a scrapped plan to sell approximately 20 per cent of FIFA's commercial rights to private investors.
UEFA and its 55 member nations have voted to boycott all FIFA tournaments in protest against plans to privatize the World Cup through private investment, with football bodies worldwide citing a lack of transparency and proper consultation.
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Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died aged 38, two months after being dropped from the 2026 World Cup officials panel following a police case in Britain that was subsequently dismissed.