49ers' Guido accused of 'illegal conflict of interest' in securing Levi's Stadium World Cup deal

49ers President Al Guido faces “renewed allegations of illegal conflicts of interest” in connection with the team’s successful efforts to bring World Cup matches to Levi’s Stadium in 2026, according to Williams & Kroichick of the S.F. CHRONICLE. In a four-page letter sent to Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, three local 49ers critics contended the city of Santa Clara has “known for more than two years that Guido may have violated state clean-government laws in World Cup negotiations.” But they claimed that Santa Clara, which is "controlled by a City Council majority elected with the help of 49ers campaign contributions, won’t do anything about it.” Williams & Kroichick noted the complaint "arises from Guido’s multiple roles within the 49ers’ organization." Besides working as team president, he is president of a 49ers company that "manages publicly owned Levi’s Stadium on behalf of the city.” Guido also is president of the BOD of the Bay Area Host Committee, a 49ers-affiliated non-profit, which “led the effort to bring World Cup soccer to Levi’s in 2026.” The letter stated that Guido in June 2022 “signed an agreement with FIFA on behalf of both the host committee and the stadium management company." The critics said that he was "representing both the public and the non-profit in the deal" and contended that it is “a disqualifying conflict of interest” under the state’s Political Reform Act (S.F. CHRONICLE, 4/29).