European governing body Uefa has told Fifa it must release key documents and answer all questions about its governance and decision-making by 2 November. The demand follows the Fifa Council meeting on Thursday, where president Gianni Infantino apologised for his World Cup sell-off plan but did not fully explain how the proposal was devised.
In a letter seen by BBC Sport, Uefa general secretary Theodore Theodoridis said Fifa had failed to address "a number of fundamental questions" and had not provided the information and documentation requested. The eight-page letter covers issues including the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) private investment, the Fifa Peace Prize and the suspended ban given to USA striker Folarin Balogun at the World Cup. Uefa said the withdrawal of FFE and the acknowledgement of mistakes did not explain how the relevant decisions were taken or why the Fifa Council was not involved.
Uefa has also pressed Fifa over Balogun's ban, which was lifted by Fifa's disciplinary committee after US President Donald Trump asked Infantino to review the decision. Fifa insisted the committee was independent, but its legal committee is reviewing a proposal to amend the disciplinary code, with an update due in December. Uefa asked what Trump requested, whether the case would have been reviewed without his intervention, and for all correspondence on the matter. It also asked why no action was taken against DR Congo after the nation reportedly fielded an ineligible player in World Cup qualifying.
Uefa did not say what steps it would take if Fifa misses the 2 November deadline. The questions were first put to Infantino at the Fifa Council last week. Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt, a Fifa vice-president, said that "if he doesn't answer those questions, he's not fit to be Fifa president". Infantino, who has led Fifa since 2016 and is standing for a third term, has faced intense scrutiny over the case. Fifa has been approached for comment.
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