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FIFA dismisses leaked memo on Infantino behavior

The football body has responded to accusations that its president was accepting gifts that compromise him and spending company cash on frivolous things.

FIFA has branded a leaked internal memo that accuses Gianni Infantino of rampantly poor ethical behavior as "misinformation" spread by those who oppose the president.

Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung published an 11-page document, dated May 23, that makes a series of troubling claims against Sepp Blatter's replacement at the helm of FIFA.

It's stated that president Infantino accepted gifts and benefits from third parties, including the governments of Russia and Qatar, without declaring the conflict of interest it creates - a breach of FIFA's Code of Ethics.