UEFA sets Nov 2 deadline for FIFA to release Infantino documents

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 19:02 · Archive

UEFA has given FIFA until 2 November to release documents about Gianni Infantino's abandoned World Cup investment plan.

UEFA has set FIFA a 2 November deadline to release documents relating to Gianni Infantino's abandoned World Cup investment plan and governance issues. The demand follows what UEFA's European delegates perceived as insufficient clarity from FIFA president Infantino at a council meeting, and comes as part of an ongoing power struggle between the two governing bodies.

Infantino launched a $6 billion World Cup sell-off plan in July but dropped it quickly following a backlash led by Europe. He provided no documents about the plan, known as FIFA Forward Enterprise, at the recent council meeting, despite UEFA's expectations.

UEFA is demanding answers to 42 questions including Infantino's personal remuneration, payments to singer Marc Anthony, the handling of US striker Folarin Balogun's disciplinary case, and business and political relationships involving Donald Trump and his family. UEFA has also asked US federal courts to authorise subpoenas for documents and sworn testimony. In response, FIFA lawyers have claimed UEFA is harassing Infantino. UEFA's general secretary Theodore Theodoridis stated in a formal letter that Infantino's apology and explanation 'have not begun satisfactorily to address a number of fundamental questions'.

How it is being reported

• UEFA set deadline for release of Infantino documentsUEFA have given FIFA until Nov 2 to release documents about Gianni Infantino's secretive investment plan for the World Cup.Perth Now · 19 Oct, 18:36
• UEFA set deadline for release of Infantino documentsUEFA have given FIFA until Nov 2 to release documents about Gianni Infantino's secretive investment plan for the World Cup.The West Australian · 19 Oct, 18:36

In this story: UEFA · FIFA · Gianni Infantino · Marc Anthony · Folarin Balogun · Donald Trump · Theodore Theodoridis

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