FA chair demands Infantino release World Cup sell-off documents
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been told to release all documents relating to his controversial plan to sell off a stake in the World Cup in a letter sent by Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt. Hewitt, a Fifa vice-president, said that the Fifa Council should also receive a written explanation for the cancelled suspension of […]
The Football Association chair, Debbie Hewitt, has demanded that Fifa president Gianni Infantino release all documents related to the controversial plan to sell a stake in the World Cup. Hewitt, who is also a Fifa vice-president, requested a written explanation for the cancelled suspension of United States forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup.
Infantino must provide these documents before the next Fifa Council meeting on October 15. The letter, addressed to Fifa secretary general Mattias Grafstrom, accuses Infantino of governance failures and a breakdown in culture within Fifa. Infantino's planned World Cup Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, which would have privatized commercial and ticketing rights, including 21% of World Cup rights, was scrapped after opposition from national associations.
Uefa has initiated criminal legal proceedings against Infantino in three US courts over the FFE plan, accusing him of deception. Infantino, who is seeking re-election for a fourth time in March, faces mounting pressure and has lost the support of many national associations, including England, Wales, and Scotland. However, he still has backing from confederations in Africa, South America, and Oceania.
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