FIFA President Gianni Infantino has strongly denied allegations that UEFA made a severance payment to a female employee who was allegedly in a relationship with him while he served as UEFA's general-secretary.

A spokesman for Infantino told the Daily Telegraph, which first reported the claims, that the allegations are "categorically untrue" and defamatory. The spokesman added, "No employee at UEFA and FIFA has ever raised a complaint regarding Mr Infantino’s behaviour because there never was an incident where he was involved."

The Daily Telegraph reported that UEFA paid a six-figure sum to the woman during Infantino’s tenure at the European football governing body. UEFA acknowledged that a 'departure payment' was made to a female employee at that time but did not confirm the context.

Infantino’s office emphasized that any insinuation of inappropriate conduct or violation of statutes or regulations is defamatory.

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