Infantino apologises as FIFA Council sees his position under threat
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nile Post
Gianni Infantino apologised to the FIFA Council after abandoning a project to transfer part of the organisation’s commercial rights to a private fund. Several officials believe he cannot remain at the organisation’s helm without publishing the documents and answering questions, according to BBC Sport.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino apologised to the organisation’s Council, but several members felt he could not continue to lead the organisation without publishing documents related to his abandoned commercial project, according to BBC Sport.
The Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) project involved transferring part of FIFA’s commercial rights to a private investment company. Infantino withdrew it a few days after it was revealed. Meeting in Zurich on Thursday for three and a half hours, Council members also questioned him about the suspension of the red card for US striker Folarin Balogun, the FIFA Peace Prize and the funding of national associations, BBC Sport reports. The meeting comes as Gianni Infantino is under pressure.
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