Swiss prosecutors close criminal proceedings against FIFA President

Special prosecutors in Switzerland have closed criminal proceedings against FIFA President Gianni Infantino relating to undisclosed meetings with the country’s former attorney general. Infantino had meetings with Michael Lauber in 2016, soon after being elected FIFA president, during a sweeping investigation of international soccer in Switzerland and by the U.S Department of Justice. Media reports said another meeting was held in 2017. FIFA President ,Gianni Infantino Both Infantino and Lauber claimed they did not recall details of the meetings. Lauber lost his job as the top Swiss federal prosecutor in 2020 in the fallout from the Infantino meetings, after being…