Infantino’s FIFA Crisis: What We Know About UEFA’s Threatened Legal Action Gianni Infantino, FIFA's president, has been at the center of controversy since his proposal to sell minority stakes in World Cups and other events was met with fierce opposition from European football's governing body, UEFA.
This opposition culminated in a document preservation letter sent by UEFA to FIFA, which serves as a formal request to preserve all evidence relevant to a potential or ongoing lawsuit.
The preservation letter is significant because it names 18 FIFA executives who must retain data, documents, and electronic messages as potential evidence.