- UEFA has led calls for Infantino to resign since he proposed the now-abandoned FFE project, which involved creating a company to run the commercial interests of FIFA competitions, including the World Cup, and selling a minority stake to private investors.
UEFA has sent a letter to FIFA seeking answers about
Gianni Infantino's presidency, including questions over the FIFA Forward
Enterprise (FFE) project and the FIFA Peace Prize, by November
2, British media reported on Monday.
UEFA has led calls for Infantino to resign since he
proposed the now-abandoned FFE project, which
involved creating a company to run the commercial
interests of FIFA competitions, including the World Cup,
and selling a minority stake to private investors.
The 56-year-old, who is up
for reelection next year, apologised to
the FIFA Council last week and told attendees to submit any questions they had
about his governance in writing so he could answer
them at the next meeting on December 16.
However, Sky
Sports and other British media reported on Monday that UEFA General
Secretary
Theodore Theodoridis had written to his FIFA counterpart Mattias Grafstrom
seeking a swift response to 42 questions covering 12 topics.
"These questions require answers now," Theodoridis
wrote.
"They cannot be
deferred until the next meeting
of the FIFA Council - nor can future governance reforms substitute for scrutiny
of decisions
already taken and accountability for them."
Reuters has
not
seen a copy of the letter.
UEFA and FIFA did not immediately respond to an
emailed request for comment.
Infantino will
stand for
reelection in March 2027, with a November 18
deadline looming for potential candidates to submit their nominations.