Home / SportsSportsAl JazeeraSportsAl Jazeera·Sep 3, 2026·1 min readFIFA blasts UEFA ‘smear campaign,’ fights World Cup plan disclosuresUEFA seeks US testimony, documents for possible lawsuit; FIFA asks US court to defer or let it oppose UEFA's request.View original source — Al Jazeera ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesSportsThe PunchSportsSep 3, 2026 · 1 minFIFA accuses UEFA of ‘smear campaign’ over dropped World Cup investment planThe PunchSportsESPNSportsSep 3, 2026 · 1 minFIFA: UEFA legal action part of 'smear campaign'ESPNSportsThe GuardianSportsSep 3, 2026 · 1 minFifa calls Uefa’s legal threat a ‘smear campaign’ in US federal filingThe GuardianSportsABC NewsSportsSep 3, 2026 · 1 minFIFA accuses UEFA of 'smear campaign' over World Cup sell-off planABC News
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