UEFA has threatened Gianni Infantino with legal action over his plan to sell the World Cup. UEFA has warned the FIFA president not to destroy any material related to the plan.
Telegraph Sport reported on Monday that the European Football Confederation has also written to Joshua Kushner, Greg Maffei, JP Morgan and OpenEconomics stating that it is "actively considering legal action, arbitration and regulatory complaints" arising from the failed venture.
Infantino abandoned plans to sell stakes in the World Cup and other events to private investors after an unprecedented backlash against a proposal that included those with ties to Donald Trump.
The rebellion was led by UEFA, which announced on Thursday that its 55 members will boycott the World Cup if Infantino goes ahead with the plan. And UEFA has made it clear that it will fight to remove Infantino from his post as FIFA president.
Infantino could now face court over the "FIFA Forward Enterprise" scheme.
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In a letter to Infantino on Friday, UEFA wrote: "UEFA hereby gives formal notice that it is actively considering legal action, arbitration and/or regulatory complaints arising from and in connection with FIFA's proposed FFE plan."
"You and FIFA must take immediate steps to identify, locate and preserve all documents and electronically stored information that are in your or FIFA's possession, custody or control," UEFA's letter continues.
The European Confederation has presented a detailed list of the type of information that must be retained and the individuals it wrote that “based on their roles and involvement in FFE plans, they are likely to hold relevant material”.
UEFA has identified Infantino, FIFA's global football development chief Arsene Wenger, general secretary Mattias Grafstrom, and chief operating officer Kevin Lamour as involved, who said on Friday that he and others had been misled by the president.
UEFA has clearly warned FIFA leaders about preserving the material.
When it revealed the now-failed project, FIFA also named those who would be involved. Included was Joshua Kushner, whose older brother, Jared, is US President Trump's son-in-law.
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Billionaire Kushner's Thrive Eternal fund was identified as the expected leader of the proposed investor group for FFE.
Trump donor Maffei and JP Morgan and Open Economics were also involved.
