FIFA will allow Council members to review confidential documents related to president Gianni Infantino's controversial proposal to bring private investors into the World Cup. The FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan, which aimed to establish a company with private investors holding a minority stake, was abandoned in August after three continental confederations rejected it and UEFA threatened a boycott. UEFA demanded answers to 42 questions regarding the FFE plan, including the $20 billion valuation and the involvement of Thrive Capital, founded by Joshua Kushner, brother-in-law of former US President Donald Trump.
FIFA has deemed UEFA's two-week deadline unfeasible but is preparing for an extraordinary Congress on November 23 to appoint hosts for the 2031 and 2035 Women's World Cups. UEFA is also pursuing legal action in the United States to obtain documents linked to FFE.
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