UEFA Confirms Payment to Alleged Lover of FIFA President Infantino
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The Story
UEFA has confirmed a departure payment was made to a female employee alleged to have been in a relationship with FIFA President Gianni Infantino during his tenure as the organization's general secretary.
The payment was made to the employee who is alleged to have had a relationship with Infantino between 2009 and 2016, when he served as UEFA's general secretary. FIFA has dismissed these allegations as categorically untrue. The Daily Telegraph first reported the details of the payment on Friday. Pressure has mounted on Infantino to resign following these revelations. Lise Klaveness, head of Norway's football federation, has been a vocal critic of FIFA and Infantino.
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