UEFA gives Infantino 2-week deadline to release documents on FIFA governance: Report

By Halis Sunnetci

ISTANBUL (AA) - UEFA has given FIFA President Gianni Infantino until Nov. 2 to release key documents and answer outstanding questions concerning FIFA's governance and decision-making, BBC Sport reported Monday.

In a letter obtained by BBC Sport, UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis said FIFA had failed to address "a number of fundamental questions" about its governance and decision-making following Thursday's FIFA Council meeting.

"Others remain unanswered, and the information and documentation requested have not been provided," the letter said.

The letter included eight pages of questions concerning several FIFA decisions, including the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) private investment proposal, the FIFA Peace Prize and the suspension of a ban on US international Folarin Balogun during the World Cup.

The demand comes despite Infantino's apology at Thursday's FIFA Council meeting for mistakes in communication and consultation over the abandoned FFE proposal.

The proposal would have created a FIFA-controlled company to manage the commercial rights to FIFA competitions, including the World Cup, with a minority stake sold to private investors.

"The withdrawal of FFE, the acknowledgement of mistakes and the announcement of 'potential governance reforms' do not answer how the relevant decisions were taken or why the FIFA Council was not involved at the appropriate stage," the letter said.

UEFA warned that the outstanding questions could not be deferred until the next FIFA Council meeting and that future reforms could not replace accountability for past decisions.

Infantino is seeking re-election at the FIFA Congress in Rabat, Morocco, in March 2027, amid growing scrutiny of his leadership and calls for his resignation that have persisted since the summer over the now-abandoned FFE proposal.

Halis Sünnetci