UEFA urged a Manhattan federal court to reject intervention by FIFA (Americas) Inc and FWC2026 US Inc in its request for documents and testimony from Thrive Capital Management and founder Joshua Kushner. The European soccer governing body is seeking the evidence under Section 1782, a U.S. discovery law, for a potential Swiss criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise transaction. Infantino withdrew the plan on August 1 after opposition from soccer bodies and other critics. UEFA said the subsidiaries lacked a direct legal interest because neither was a target of the contemplated Swiss case or a recipient of the proposed subpoenas. FIFA has accused UEFA of a smear campaign and a fishing expedition, while Infantino has denied wrongdoing. The court has not ruled on either application.