File photo: FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses the media during a press conference following the FIFA Council Meetings in Miami, Florida, on March 15, 2019. RHONA WISE / AFP.A Swiss special prosecutor has launched criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino, authorities in Switzerland said Thursday, as part of an investigation into suspected collusion between him and the country’s Attorney General, Michael Lauber.
“It’s no violation of anything. On the contrary, it is also part of the fiduciary duties of the president of FIFA.”File photo: FIFA president Gianni Infantino speaks during the inauguration of the Asian Football Confederation new headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on October 30, 2018. Mohd RASFAN / AFPLauber resigned last week over his handling of a corruption investigation targeting world football’s troubled governing body.
“FIFA officials have met with prosecutors in other jurisdictions across the world for exactly these purposes. Lauber, 54, has denied accusations that he lied about the meetings but is also under criminal investigation.
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