FIFA loses New York court ruling against UEFA in World Cup investor case

A Manhattan judge on Thursday denied requests by two FIFA subsidiaries to block UEFA from obtaining evidence related to FIFA president Gianni Infantino's failed World Cup private investor plan. The court ruled the FIFA subsidiaries lacked 'a direct, substantial and legally protectable interest' in the proceedings, allowing UEFA to pursue discovery from Joshua Kushner's investment firm Thrive and FIFA advisors JP Morgan. UEFA filed the court action in August as part of a broader strategy to remove Infantino from the FIFA presidency, which also includes a potential criminal complaint against him in Switzerland for alleged financial mismanagement.