Infantino denies 'defamatory' affair claims made in British newspaper: MSMN News

FIFA boss Gianna Infantino dismisses allegations of an affair while working at UEFA as 'categorically untrue'. Msmn News is following the story as of Sunday, August 9, 2026, using publicly reported developments linked to ABC Australia.

What is known so far: FIFA boss Gianna Infantino dismisses allegations of an affair while working at UEFA as 'categorically untrue'. That picture draws on material from ABC Australia under the tip “Infantino denies 'defamatory' affair claims made in British newspaper”.

Details so far come from reporting linked to ABC Australia. MSMN News is publishing its own account of those facts for readers.

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This Australia story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Australia story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Australia story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Australia story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Australia story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Australia story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

Source / Reference

Reporting by MSMN News, based on publicly available source material.

Source: ABC Australia

Reference link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/gianni-infantino-%%LINK0%%-reports-of-alleged-affair-while-at-uefa/107014076