English FA Calls for Infantino to Release World Cup Sell-Off Documents
The FA wants FIFA to explain the decision and release records, as 25-year-old Balogun was cleared to play despite a one-match ban.
- The Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt has written to FIFA president Gianni Infantino requesting an independent investigation into private investment plans for the World Cup and the handling of Folarin Balogun's disciplinary case, The Times revealed on Thursday.
- President Donald Trump confirmed he contacted Infantino to review the red card Balogun received against Bosnia-Herzegovina, preceding the decision to suspend the forward's automatic one-match ban without provided reasoning.
- Uefa, Concacaf, and the Asian Football Confederation accused Infantino of breaking trust "through deception" last month regarding a proposed commercial entity to manage World Cups and offload a 20 per cent stake to private investors.
- Uefa stated it has "lost confidence" in Infantino, launching legal proceedings to compel file disclosure, while England, Wales, and Scotland have withdrawn letters of support for his re-election.
- Next month, Infantino must face Hewitt and the other 35 FIFA Council members, though he retains robust backing from the confederations of Africa, South America, and Oceania for his re-election bid.
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English FA calls for Infantino to release World Cup sell-off documents
Infantino's proposal was short-lived after a fierce backlash from across the sport, with European governing body UEFA threatening to boycott all FIFA competitions until it was shelved. FA chair Debbie Hewitt, who is also a FIFA vice-president and a member of the FIFA Council, has written to Infantino asking for full disclosure of all information relating to the scheme before the FIFA Council next meets on October 15. Hewitt has also called for t…
England FA chair Hewitt asks Infantino to release documents related to World Cup sale, Balogun red card
FIFA vice-president Debbie Hewitt has asked chief Gianni Infantino to release the materials related to his now-abandoned World Cup investment proposal and USA striker Folarin Balogun’s red card reversal during World Cup 2026.
The president of the Football Association of England, Debbie Hewitt, asked the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, to publish all the documents related to the plan to sell shares in the commercial rights of the World Cup, the British media reported today.
According to media, FIFA vice-president Debbie Hewitt is demanding answers about the controversial World Cup proposal and the Balogun case.
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Report: FIFA VP demands docs related to World Cup PE proposal
FIFA vice president Debbie Hewitt, the chairwoman of England's Football Association, reportedly is ramping up the pressure against FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Multiple outlets reported that Hewitt has asked Infantino to release all documents related to his aborted proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, as well as the controversial decision
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