Swiss police have raided the headquarters of UEFA to gather information about a contract signed by newly-elected FIFA boss Gianni Infantino that was reported in the Panama Papers.
The Swiss
superfly iv blue attorney-general's (OAG) office said the search in Nyon, Switzerland, was part of "ongoing criminal proceedings" and had been launched because of "suspicion of criminal mismanagement and ... misappropriation".
"The OAG's criminal proceedings are in connection with the acquisition of television rights and are at present directed against persons unknown, meaning that for
Mercurial Superfly FG sliver black the time being, no specific individual is being targeted by these proceedings," it added.Infantino, elected FIFA president in February, said in a statement issued by the soccer body that he welcomed any investigation into the matter. He said on Tuesday he was "dismayed that his integrity was being doubted".
Reports from multiple news organisations, citing a leaked document from the so-called Panama Papers, said on Tuesday UEFA sold broadcast rights for 2006-09 Champions League matches to Argentine businessmen Hugo and Mariano Jinkis, owners of Cross Trading.
These reports said the pair resold the rights to Ecuadorean broadcaster Teleamazonas for three times as much, though UEFA said it had no knowledge of such a deal.
UEFA has confirmed that Infantino, who was working for UEFA at the time, was one of two of its officials who signed the contract. UEFA has denied any wrongdoing by itself or Infantino.Infantino,
superfly v red elected FIFA president in February, said in a statement issued by the soccer body that he welcomed any investigation into the matter. He said on Tuesday he was "dismayed
mercurial iv orange that his integrity was being doubted".
Reports
mercurial v pink from multiple news organisations, citing a leaked document from the so-called Panama Papers, said on Tuesday UEFA sold broadcast rights for 2006-09 Champions League matches to Argentine businessmen Hugo and Mariano Jinkis, owners of Cross Trading.
These reports said the pair resold the rights to Ecuadorean broadcaster Teleamazonas for three times as much, though UEFA said it had no knowledge of such a deal.
UEFA has confirmed that
mercurial iv camo Infantino, who was working for UEFA at the time, was one of two of its officials who signed the contract. UEFA has denied any wrongdoing by itself or Infantino.