LONDON: FIFA said on Thursday that a review of the withdrawn FFE proposal would be presented to the world football body’s Council, after criticism from Denmark’s football chief Jesper Moller over a lack of answers regarding the abandoned project.

Moller last week criticised world football’s governing body for declining to answer what he described as “critical questions” at a Legal Committee meeting about the scrapped proposal, launched by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, to sell commercial stakes in tournaments to outside investors.

“FIFA Standing Committees advise and assist the FIFA Council in their respective fields in line with FIFA’s Statutes and Governance Regulations,” FIFA told Reuters in a statement.

“As previously communicated, a review of the withdrawn FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal will be presented to the FIFA Council.”

The FIFA Council comprises 37 members, including president Infantino, eight vice-presidents and 28 members elected by FIFA’s member associations.

Infantino’s proposal to sell a 20 per cent stake in the World Cup and other FIFA events triggered a global backlash, with UEFA, the AFC and CONCACAF among the confederations calling for changes to FIFA’s leadership structure. The possibility of a no-confidence vote against Infantino was also discussed.

Several European national associations have since withdrawn support for Infantino’s re-election.

Published in Dawn, September 17th, 2026