Uefa demands Fifa releases documents relating to World Cup sell-off scheme

European governing body gives two-week deadline Letter addresses other issues including Balogun affair Uefa has given Fifa a two-week deadline to release key documents relating to Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan and other governance issues in its latest critique of foo

European governing body gives two-week deadline Letter addresses other issues including Balogun affair Uefa has given Fifa a two-week deadline to release key documents relating to Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan and other governance issues in its latest critique of football’s world governing body . A letter sent to Fifa’s general secretary, Mattias Grafström, by his counterpart at Uefa, Theodore Theodoridis, is accompanied by an eight-page document that has more than 50 questions about Fifa’s handling of dozens of issues over the past 12 months. These include the proposed sale of 20% of its commercial rights, the Folarin Balogun affair , the peace prize and relations with Donald Trump and the arrangements for next year’s Fifa presidential election.

Uefa’s document also makes a number of allegations about potential conflicts of interests at Fifa, as well as repeating calls for a “genuinely independent” governance review. Continue reading...