Fifa to grant access to documents from scrapped World Cup sell-off plan

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has announced that it will grant its council members access to key documents related to the scrapped $20 billion World Cup sell-off plan, known as the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE). This move came days after FIFA announced the cancellation of the plan, amid a backlash that threatened the leadership of its president, Gianni Infantino.

The documents will be available for review at the group's headquarters in Zurich, under specific conditions, and only for council members. The decision to release the documents came on the same day as a deadline set by European football's governing body, UEFA, for FIFA to answer questions about Infantino's presidency. Multiple federations demanded sweeping reforms of FIFA in the aftermath of the failed proposal, with Infantino proposing an independent review of the organization's decision-making processes.

UEFA had sent a letter to FIFA seeking answers about Infantino's presidency, including questions over the FFE and the Fifa Peace Prize, setting a deadline of November 2 for a response. FIFA viewed UEFA's two-week deadline as unfeasible, given their recent focus on organizing a new youth World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, and preparing for an extraordinary congress on November 23 to determine the hosts for the 2031 and 2035 Women's World Cups.