In a separate letter to the FIFA Council and FIFA member associations
In a separate letter to the FIFA Council and FIFA member associations, apologies were offered for these errors, along with a promise to ensure their prevention in the future.
Consensus
- FIFA leadership, including Gianni Infantino and Matthias Grafström, apologized for errors in the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) project.
- The FFE project, which involved selling parts of commercial rights to World Cup tournaments, was withdrawn from the agenda.
- A special meeting of FIFA's executive committee was held in Rabat, Morocco, on August 5.
- All attendees at the meeting in Rabat confirmed their full support for Gianni Infantino and Matthias Grafström.
- FIFA acknowledged that the process of implementing the FFE project was flawed and should have been conducted differently.
- FIFA committed to conducting a review and presenting a report to the FIFA Council at its next scheduled meeting.
- The project was criticized publicly, and the errors were recognized only after the proposal became public.
- UEFA expressed distrust in FIFA leadership and had previously threatened a boycott of the World Cup over the issue.
Points of divergence
- The meeting of top FIFA managers took place in Morocco, and FIFA confirmed its support for Infantino, emphasizing that he was the only official representative elected by 211 member associations. — vedomosti
- FIFA stated that all actions taken were in full compliance with FIFA's regulatory framework despite the errors. — vesti
- FIFA claimed that after withdrawing the FFE project, an agreement was reached to ensure FIFA would no longer tolerate attacks on its integrity and would take measures to protect its reputation. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- FIFA President Apologized for Errors in the World Cup Rights Project — Ведомости
- FIFA apologized for the intention to transfer part of the commercial rights to the World Cup — Вести
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