Danish FA allege FIFA Legal Committee evaded questions on Infantino’s plan

FIFA Legal Committee accused of evading questions on controversial World Cup proposal put forward by Gianni Infantino. Denmark’s football chief has alleged that FIFA declined to answer “critical questions” at a Legal Committee meeting about its proposal to sell commercial ⁠⁠stakes in tournaments, as he ⁠⁠renewed calls for President Gianni Infantino to step down. The FIFA Council comprises 37 members, including President Infantino, eight vice-presidents and 28 other members elected by member associations. “We will continue to push for answers and I am confident that we will get to the bottom of this completely unacceptable matter,” Moller added. “The meeting confirmed that FIFA cannot rebuild its credibility under the current leadership. There is no trust in Infantino and FIFA’s leadership,” Moller said. FIFA had apologised to member associations for mistakes made over the abandoned proposal, but its leadership reaffirmed support for Infantino after ⁠⁠a crisis meeting in Morocco.

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Scoop News DeskDenmark, American Samoa · Published Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM UTCUpdated Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM UTC

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Danish FA (DBU) President Jesper Moller said he was surprised that the now-abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise was not on the agenda and was frustrated by the ⁠⁠world football governing body’s evasive response to his inquiries. “I naturally used the meeting to ask a number of critical questions about the process, which I still consider to have been deeply problematic,” Moller said in a statement. “I am surprised that ⁠⁠FIFA Forward Enterprise has not been discussed by the Legal Committee, which is precisely the body that should be consulted on legal matters concerning FIFA. “But unfortunately, it proved impossible to get answers to the questions, as FIFA wants to await the discussion at the upcoming Council meeting in October. “This would clearly have been a good opportunity for FIFA’s leadership to explain itself.” Al Jazeera has contacted FIFA for comment.

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