UEFA launched a dual legal offensive against FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Thursday, filing a Section 1782 discovery request in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Florida and preparing a criminal complaint in Switzerland alleging "criminal mismanagement" under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code, which carries a maximum five-year custodial sentence.

The move came just hours after UEFA officials in Monaco claimed they had secured "legal guarantees" from FIFA that Infantino's private equity proposal — selling 20% of FIFA's commercial revenue to investors led by Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital — would never be revived. UEFA had previously threatened to boycott FIFA tournaments but dropped the boycott before the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Poland, citing a desire not to penalize young players.

Sources indicate UEFA's leadership, backed by the Asian Confederation and Concacaf, remains determined to pursue Infantino despite the apparent truce. The criminal complaint centers on how Infantino attempted to push through the FIFA Forward Enterprise spin-off without proper governance. UEFA's surprise legal escalation suggests the power struggle over FIFA's commercial control is far from resolved.