FA Chair Hewitt Formally Demands Infantino Release World Cup Records

FA chair Debbie Hewitt has written to Fifa president Gianni Infantino and his deputy Mattias Grafström demanding the release of all documents relating to the abandoned Fifa Forward Enterprise sell-off plan and the lifting of USA striker Folarin Balogun's suspension during last summer's World Cup. The letter formalises lobbying efforts by Hewitt and other Fifa council members for an independent review of both matters, ahead of a Fifa council meeting on 15 October. The demand puts Infantino under formal pressure from within Fifa's own council ahead of a presidential election, with transparency over a failed commercial plan and a player eligibility decision both in question.