Uefa gives Infantino two-week deadline to release key documents
UEFA has issued a two-week deadline for FIFA to provide documentation and explanations regarding its recent governance decisions and World Cup proposals. The demand follows concerns from European football leadership about a lack of transparency and accountability under Gianni Infantino.
Why it matters
This conflict highlights a significant power struggle within international football governance, potentially impacting the future leadership and transparency of FIFA.
Gianni Infantino has been president of Fifa since 2016 and is standing for re-election for a third time./SCREENGRAB
European governing body Uefa has told Fifa it must release key documents and answer all questions relating to its governance and decision-making by a deadline of 2 November.
At the Fifa Council on Thursday, president Gianni Infantino apologised for his World Cup sell-off plan - but failed to offer a full explanation for how the proposal was devised.
In the letter seen by BBC Sport, Uefa general secretary Theodore Theodoridis said that world football's governing body had failed to address "a number of fundamental questions".
"Others remain unanswered, and the information and documentation requested have not been provided," it read.
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