Two days after this paper noted that UEFA still had not filed its promised Swiss criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the complaint remains exactly where it was: unfiled. What changed instead is Infantino's own calendar. He abruptly pulled out of a Friday night speech at the Milken Hamptons Dialogues, a boutique gathering of Wall Street's wealthiest, once he learned this week that UEFA planned to subpoena Joshua Kushner and FIFA's Florida offices. [1]

FIFA denied any connection, telling reporters Infantino was "currently in Asia" and had informed organizers of his unavailability before Thursday's court filings landed. [1] But flight records reviewed by the New York Post show Infantino has spent the past weeks jetting between Vietnam and Qatar on a private plane, using the same Doha aircraft while his political standing at FIFA erodes. [1] "One man is continuing to hold the game hostage," one source close to the matter told the Post. "He should do the right thing, put everyone out of their misery and resign." [1]

This paper's August 27 coverage established that UEFA's Florida discovery request was a procedural step toward a Swiss complaint that had not yet been filed. That distinction still holds today. What is new is that Infantino's public conduct — not the legal timeline — has started to move, a data point no MSM outlet has explicitly connected to the complaint's continued absence from a Swiss prosecutor's desk.

-- AMARA OKONKWO, Lagos