FIFA lets Council members view files on scrapped World Cup investment plan
FIFA will let its Council members see documents on the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise plan at its Zurich headquarters. The move came as a UEFA deadline for answers on the scheme passed on Monday without a direct reply.
FIFA will give members of its ruling Council access to "key documents" on FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE). FFE was president Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. A source close to FIFA told AFP about the move on Tuesday. Secretary General Mattias Grafström informed the Council of the decision in a letter on Monday, AFP reported. The Council has 37 members, including Infantino and eight vice-presidents. According to The Guardian, members can view the papers only in person at FIFA's headquarters in Zurich, under strict confidentiality rules. The paper said the exact nature and scope of the documents are unclear. Members have until November 16 to request a visit, The Guardian reported. That is two days before the November 18 deadline for candidates to declare for next year's FIFA presidential election. Infantino is seeking re-election in March. UEFA has led the opposition to FFE. The plan became public in late July, and Infantino dropped it soon after an uproar. UEFA sent Grafström a long list of questions and gave FIFA two weeks to reply. That deadline passed on Monday. AFP put the number of questions at over 40, while The Guardian said there were more…
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