Friday briefing: FIFA lose bid to intervene in UEFA’s World Cup investor case

A New York judge has rejected a bid by two FIFA subsidiaries to intervene in UEFA’s efforts to obtain evidence about FIFA’s abandoned World Cup investment plan, the Associated Press reports.

UEFA is seeking documents from Joshua Kushner’s investment firm Thrive and FIFA adviser JPMorgan. Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled that the two FIFA subsidiaries had no legally protectable interest in the proceedings.

Under the plan, investors would have paid FIFA $4.2 billion for a permanent st