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English FA calls for Infantino to release FIFA World Cup sell-off documents

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Debbie Hewitt, chair of the English Football Association and FIFA vice-president, has requested that FIFA President Gianni Infantino release all documents regarding the scrapped plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors and the suspension of Folarin Balogun’s ban. The request was made ahead of the FIFA Council meeting on October 15. UEFA has also lost confidence in Infantino and is pursuing legal action for document disclosure, while preparing to nominate a candidate to challenge Infantino's re-election bid at the upcoming FIFA Congress in March.

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Debbie Hewitt, chair of the English Football Association (FA) and a FIFA vice-president, demanded that Gianni Infantino release all documents related to his plan to sell off a stake in the World Cup to private investors. The proposal was scrapped after widespread opposition, including threats from UEFA to boycott FIFA competitions. Hewitt also requested an independent review of how the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal was conceived and by whom, as well as details on the involvement of a private investor. She wrote to Infantino and FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafström, urging full transparency before the next FIFA Council meeting on October 15. The request follows doubts raised by the FA over the cancellation of a suspension for US forward Folarin Balogun during the World Cup, suggesting governance failures at FIFA.

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Infantino apologised for the process in regard to the private investor plan in August, and a statement from FIFA’s management board pledged there would be a review but has not at any stage confirmed who is undertaking that investigation.

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English FA calls for Infantino to release FIFA World Cup sell-off documents · assertive framing

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The chair of the English Football Association (FA) has called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to release all the documentation relating to the abandoned plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors. asserted

chair → call → investors

Infantino’s proposal was short-lived after a fierce backlash from across the sport, with European governing body UEFA threatening to boycott all FIFA competitions until it was shelved. asserted

it → govern → competitions

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Irving → ’ → message

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4Beckham → back → shirts

FA chair Debbie Hewitt, who is also a FIFA vice-president and a member of the FIFA Council, has written to Infantino asking for full disclosure of all information relating to the scheme before the FIFA Council next meets on October 15. asserted

Council → write → October

Hewitt has also called for the release of documents relating to the decision to suspend a ban handed to United States striker Folarin Balogun during the World Cup, which followed a phone call from US President Donald Trump to Infantino. asserted

which → call → Infantino

who → apologise → investigation

UEFA said it has “lost confidence” in Infantino and has made legal applications in the US court system seeking disclosure of documents related to the private investor plan. asserted

it → say → plan

UEFA has also committed to identifying a credible candidate to run against Infantino at the FIFA Congress in March, with November 18 the deadline for candidates to be submitted. asserted

candidates → commit → November

Infantino confirmed earlier this month his intention to seek re-election. asserted

Infantino → confirm → election