Swiss open to Federer or FIFA chief helping on US tariffs

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks at the golden glove trophy next to FIFA president Gianni Infantino after Chelsea won against Paris St Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup final, at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S., July 13, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool/File Photo

ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss government would not object to tennis legend Roger Federer or FIFA President Gianni Infantino intervening to reduce the country's tariff burden after the U.S. slapped a 39% import duty on its goods, President Karin Keller-Sutter said.

Some Swiss politicians have proposed their countryman Infantino as an informal negotiating channel with U.S. President Donald Trump after the U.S. leader attended the FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey in July.