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Fifa calls Uefa’s legal threat a ‘smear campaign’ in US federal filing

The lawyers called Uefa's legal efforts "little more than press releases in further support of [a] smear campaign against Fifa and its leadership" and requested the judge assigned to the case dismiss the request. The filing requests that Fifa US, a subsidiary business unit of Fifa, be permitted to officially opposite the request for discovery by 30 September.

Fifa calls Uefa’s legal threat a ‘smear campaign’ in US federal filing

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The lawyers called Uefa's legal efforts "little more than press releases in further support of [a] smear campaign against Fifa and its leadership" and requested the judge assigned to the case dismiss the...

The filing requests that Fifa US, a subsidiary business unit of Fifa, be permitted to officially opposite the request for discovery by 30 September.

Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa's request for discovery Uefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni Infantino Attorneys representing Fifa have hit back at Uefa's request for discovery in a US federal...

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The lawyers called Uefa's legal efforts "little more than press releases in further support of [a] smear campaign against Fifa and its leadership" and requested the judge assigned to the case dismiss the request. The filing requests that Fifa US, a subsidiary business unit of Fifa, be permitted to officially opposite the request for discovery by 30 September. Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa's request for discovery Uefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni Infantino Attorneys representing Fifa have hit back at Uefa's request for discovery in a US federal filing earlier this week.

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Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa's request for discovery Uefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni Infantino Attorneys representing Fifa have hit back at Uefa's request for discovery in a US federal filing earlier this week.

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