Overview
- Infantino announced on Friday that he was abandoning the secret FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal to sell roughly 20% of a new commercial vehicle after widespread backlash from confederations and national associations.
- UEFA has sent a document‑preservation letter to FIFA and says it is actively considering legal action over the process, while CONCACAF and the AFC publicly condemned the lack of consultation that produced the plan.
- Senior FIFA figures have quit or criticised the scheme, with senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro resigning and COO Kevin Lamour saying staff were misled by an opaque, top‑down process.
- The plan had valued the commercial vehicle at about $20 billion and named Thrive Eternal, founded by Joshua Kushner, as a lead investor, a link that intensified political scrutiny and prompted disputed reports of Infantino seeking U.S. political help.
- FIFA members now weigh formal routes to challenge the president: 43 associations can request an extraordinary congress, 19 FIFA Council members can call an emergency meeting, and a no‑confidence vote at Congress would need 106 votes, all of which shape the path to next March’s election.