European football authorities are pressing FIFA president Gianni Infantino after he apologized to the FIFA council for the proposal to sell on a portion of the organization’s commercial rights to a private company.
The plan for the creation of FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) was quietly pulled back after just days, but uncertainty remains about the details of the deal.
The News Chronicle reports that English Football Association chairman Debbie Hewitt – also a FIFA vice president – said key questions remained unanswered during a three and a half hour Council meeting in Zurich on Tuesday.
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Hewitt called for the publication of documents relating to the controversial proposal, warning that Infantino’s leadership of world football would be questioned if he did not answer their concerns.
Other issues raised during the meeting included the suspended red card ban involving United States striker Folarin Balogun, the FIFA Peace Prize and funding for national football associations.
Infantino is due to face calls for a third term as FIFA president in March, despite yet to mount a serious challenge.
Former Tottenham and Switzerland defender Ramon Vega has thrown his name into the ring, but ex-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has also been linked with the post.
However, several other big names including Concacaf president Victor Montagliani have ruled themselves out of the running.
The row over the aborted investment proposal adds to doubts about the ruling body ahead of its next presidential election.
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