UEFA demands answers from FIFA over Infantino presidency

The European governing body of soccer, UEFA, has sent a letter to FIFA demanding answers by November 2 regarding Gianni Infantino's presidency. This request includes inquiries about the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) project and the FIFA Peace Prize. UEFA has been calling for Infantino's resignation since he proposed the FFE project, a plan to create a company to manage the commercial interests of FIFA competitions and potentially sell a minority stake to private investors.

Infantino, 56, is up for reelection in 2027 and has apologized to the FIFA Council, asking for questions to be submitted in writing for answering at the next meeting on December 16. However, UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis has written to his FIFA counterpart Mattias Grafstrom, seeking a prompt response to 42 questions spanning 12 topics.

Theodoridis stressed that the questions cannot be postponed until the next FIFA Council meeting. Infantino has promised continued FIFA support for African football. Despite FIFA's claim that Council meetings and related documentation are confidential, Reuters has obtained a copy of the letter from UEFA. FIFA's spokesperson stated that while FIFA intends to respond to questions from its Council members, they will not breach confidentiality by commenting on internal communications.