The Swiss prosecutor's office initiated an investigation against the President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino. A functionary became a defendant in a criminal case. He was convicted of criminal acts, which also involved employees of the department, who were investigating corruption in the organization..

Under the leadership of Infantino, FIFA hosted the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and Qatar won the right to host the World Cup in winter 2020.

Previously, Russia and Qatar were accused of bribery for the World Championships, but FIFA did not investigate this..

Infantino's predecessor Joseph Blatter left the post of FIFA head in 2015 due to corruption..