FIFA President Gianni Infantino gestures during a news conference at the South American Football Confderation (CONMEBOL) headquarters in Luque, Paraguay in this March 28, 2016 file picture. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno/Files
NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss police raided the headquarters of the European football body UEFA on Wednesday to gather information about a contract signed by Gianni Infantino, now head of the global football body FIFA, that was reported in the Panama Papers.
The Swiss attorney-general's (OAG) office said the search in Nyon, Switzerland, was part of "ongoing criminal proceedings" and had been launched because of "suspicion of criminal mismanagement and ... misappropriation".
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