UEFA demands answers from FIFA over Infantino’s presidency
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Citizen
UEFA has asked FIFA for answers about Gianni Infantino’s presidency, including on the FIFA Forward Enterprise project and the FIFA Peace Prize. UEFA Secretary General Theodore Theodoridis set 2 November as the deadline for a response, according to Sky Sports and other British media.
UEFA has asked FIFA to answer 42 questions on 12 topics concerning Gianni Infantino’s presidency by 2 November, according to Sky Sports and other British media cited by Reuters. In a letter to FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström, UEFA Secretary General Theodore Theodoridis said the questions could not wait until the next meeting of the FIFA Council.
The questions include the now-abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise project, which considered handing a company the commercial interests of FIFA competitions, including the World Cup, and selling a minority stake to private investors. UEFA is also seeking answers about the FIFA Peace Prize. At the previous week’s meeting, Infantino had invited Council members to submit their questions in writing, with a view to answering them on 16 December.
FIFA president Infantino is expected to seek another term in March 2027. Candidates must be nominated by 18 November at the latest. UEFA has called for him to step down since he proposed the private investment project, according to Reuters. On 16 October, Infantino apologised to the FIFA Council, amid discussions about his presidency in which his tenure was described as under threat.
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