India, Aug. 3 -- European football governing body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal proceedings over Gianni Infantino's abandoned proposal to sell private investors a stake in future World Cup profits, while formally warning senior officials against destroying potential evidence connected to the plan.

Lawyers representing UEFA informed FIFA that the European governing body was "actively considering legal action, arbitration, and/or regulatory complaints ... arising out of and in connection with the FFE (FIFA Forward Enterprise) plan proposed by FIFA and all related matters."

The letter, dated Friday and sent by New York-based legal firm Dechert, was seen by The Associated Press on Monday. It named 18 FIFA executives who had been instr...