Uefa sets Fifa deadline for answers on Gianni Infantino controversies
UEFA has issued a two-week deadline for FIFA to provide documents and answers regarding controversies during Gianni Infantino's presidency. The request specifically targets the 'Fifa Forward Enterprise' plan and potential conflicts of interest involving private investors.
Why it matters
Highlights ongoing governance tensions and transparency demands within international football's governing body.
Uefa has set Fifa a two-week deadline to answer questions and hand over documents covering a series of controversies from Gianni Infantino 's time as president.
Uefa general secretary Theodore Theodoridis has written to his Fifa counterpart Mattias Grafstrom setting out a series of questions on behalf of European members of the Fifa Council.
All answers and relevant documents must be supplied by 2 November, the letter demands.
It follows a meeting in Zurich last week at which European Council members quizzed Infantino, with Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt confirming afterwards that Council members were asked to submit questions in writing.
The letter, seen by the Press Association, calls for more information on the process followed in developing the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan.
Theodore Theodoridis wants answers from Fifa (Getty)
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