{"id":25905,"date":"2020-08-03T13:17:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T13:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=25905"},"modified":"2020-08-03T13:17:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T13:17:12","slug":"fifa-backs-infantino-amid-criminal-investigation-says-he-remains-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=25905","title":{"rendered":"FIFA backs Infantino amid criminal investigation, says he remains President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The world football governing body, FIFA has voiced its support for the embattled president of the organization, Gianni Infantino, who is currently being investigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swiss prosecutors, last week, launched a criminal probe against the football chief in relation to an alleged secret meeting he held with the Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both men have denied any wrongdoing, with FIFA, which is based in Zurich, saying the meetings were \u201croutine\u201d and \u201cnothing remotely criminal has happened\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was and is absolutely no reason to open any investigation,\u201d Fifa said in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is nothing at all to suggest any form of criminal wrongdoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe FIFA president will continue to fully assume his functions within FIFA and fulfil his duties and will continue to cooperate with the authorities in Switzerland and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, special prosecutor Stefan Keller has already started proceedings on Thursday as part of an investigation into suspected collusion between Infantino and Lauber.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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