New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- FIFA president Gianni Infantino is facing a fresh controversy after a British newspaper reported that European football's governing body, Uefa, made a payment to a woman alleged to have had a relationship with him while he served as its general secretary.

According to an investigation by the Daily Telegraph, Uefa handed over a six-figure sum to the woman in question during Infantino's tenure at the organisation, which ran from 2009 to 2016. A spokesperson for Infantino, who is married, was quoted by the paper as saying he "strongly denies these categorically untrue allegations."

While Infantino has rejected any suggestion of wrongdoing, Uefa itself has acknowledged that money did change hands. In a statement, the go...