FIFA accused UEFA of launching a smear campaign against the organization and its leadership in response to UEFA's legal actions regarding the World Cup investment plan. ^[1] FIFA accused European soccer body UEFA of a smear campaign in a court filing on Thursday concerning FIFA President Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and other competitions. ^[2] FIFA accused UEFA of launching a smear campaign against FIFA and its leadership in a court filing on Thursday in the US District Court in Colorado. ^[3] FIFA argued that UEFA lacks the authority to initiate foreign criminal proceedings and that the FIFA Forward Enterprise was merely a proposal requiring majority member association support. ^[4] UEFA alleges that FIFA President Gianni Infantino engaged in criminal mismanagement and set unfair prices for his own benefit in the FIFA Forward Enterprise scheme. ^[5] UEFA filed legal documents in the United States seeking access to FIFA's documents as part of a potential criminal case in Switzerland. ^[6] FIFA filed a motion to intervene in U.S. District Court in Colorado asking that the discovery process be deferred or dropped regarding UEFA's requests for evidence. ^[7] FIFA withdrew the proposal on Aug. 1, just days after it was made public, after intense pushback. ^[8] Thrive Capital Management was involved in Infantino's FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity for $4.2 billion. ^[9] FIFA President Gianni Infantino proposed a plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and other competitions for $4.2 billion, which was withdrawn on August 1 after intense pushback. ^[10] UEFA filed requests for discovery of evidence in three US courts, including the Southern District of New York, seeking documents from Josh Kushner and his firm Thrive Capital Management. ^[11] The dispute centers on FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a proposal to sell private-equity stakes in the World Cup and other competitions that was withdrawn on August 1. ^[12]