
FIFA will grant council members access to key documents concerning the defunct US$20 billion Forward Enterprise World Cup sell-off plan, which was scrapped days after being made public amid backlash threatening Gianni Infantino's leadership.
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FIFA scrapped the US$20 billion World Cup sell-off plan earlier this summer only days after making it public, amid a backlash that imperilled president Gianni Infantino's leadership.
Football’s world governing body will grant its council members access to key documents concerning the defunct FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday.
FIFA scrapped the US$20 billion World Cup sell-off plan earlier this summer only days after making it public, amid a backlash that imperilled president Gianni Infantino’s leadership.
FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafstrom sent a letter to FIFA council members on Monday inviting them to register their interest in reviewing the documents under specific conditions at the group’s Zurich headquarters, the person said.

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