Uefa confirms payout tied to ex-employee in Infantino allegations
What's new: The payment reportedly included MBA fees, adding to pressure on the Fifa president during a broader leadership crisis.
Uefa confirmed that it made a departure payment to a former female employee linked in media reports to allegations about Fifa president Gianni Infantino during his time as Uefa general secretary. Infantino, through a Fifa spokesman, rejected the claims as "categorically untrue" and called any suggestion of misconduct defamatory. Uefa said the payment also covered fees for an MBA course at a local business school and complied with staff rules in place at the time, though those rules were tightened after 2016. The reports land as Infantino faces mounting pressure after his failed push to sell stakes in commercial rights tied to the World Cup and other competitions. Fifa's leadership backed him this week at a meeting in Morocco.