Infantino continues to deny wrongdoing in TV deal

Infantino, at the time an official with European football body UEFA, signed a contract with Argentine businessmen Hugo and Mariano Jinikis, owners of Cross Trading, for the South American broadcast rights to Europe's Champions League competition.

Infantino continues to deny wrongdoing in TV deal

(Reuters)





The pair were among several dozen football officials who were last year indicted in the United States as part of a huge corruption scandal which has swept the game and thrown FIFA into turmoil.

"I think UEFA has made it very clear. And I have made it very clear, that this whole situation is basically a non-story," Infantino told Fox Sports on Wednesday.

"Everything has been done completely transparently and properly."

Infantino denied any wrongdoing when the reports emerged in several media outlets last week as part of the leaked Panama Papers.

The Swiss attorney-general raided UEFA headquarters last week as part of an investigation into "ongoing criminal proceedings" and Infantino said in a statement he welcomed it.

Infantino also said he did not know whether FIFA still housed corrupt officials. He declined to take personal responsibility for rooting out illegal behaviour.

"It's the responsibility of everyone," he said.

































(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)


Share

1 min read

Published

Source: Reuters



Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world