SportsFIFA boss Gianni Infantino denies claims UEFA paid alleged ‘lover’

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has rejected allegations that UEFA gave a six-figure severance payment to a woman said to have had a relationship with him. A Daily Telegraph investigation reported that the payment was made while Infantino was UEFA’s general secretary. The newspaper also alleged that the pair had a relationship during his time at European football’s governing body. Infantino’s spokesman called the claims categorically untrue and said he strongly denied them.