English Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt has written to FIFA president Gianni Infantino demanding that FIFA release documentation related to Infantino’s controversial plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights to private investors, including details connected to a structure linked to FIFA Football Enterprise (FFE). Multiple outlets report that the request is aimed at increasing transparency ahead of FIFA Council discussions.
Hewitt also asks for files connected to a separate FIFA disciplinary decision involving US striker Folarin Balogun. Several reports say she wants documentation explaining FIFA’s handling of the red-card controversy and the subsequent suspension of a ban issued during the World Cup. Sky News and Inside World Football add that Hewitt calls for an independent review in relation to FIFA’s process, with Inside World Football also reporting doubts about whether FIFA’s own internal review can be trusted.
Across the coverage, outlets consistently describe Hewitt as both an FA chair and a FIFA vice-president, and they characterize the sell-off plan as abandoned or cancelled. The reporting varies mainly in emphasis—some focus on the World Cup sell-off papers, while others foreground the Balogun-related documents and the question of review credibility.
