Uefa targets Fifa’s Infantino with criminal complaint over failed World Cup investor plan

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.

Uefa said on Thursday it filed documents in a Manhattan court requesting discovery of potential evidence from the New York investment fund, Thrive Capital Management, founded by Joshua Kushner.

Uefa also filed a request in a southern Florida district for authorisation of discovery “in a...