Maintenance in progress

fifa president gianluigi infantino gave 211 member federations until september 19 to accept $40m each ($20m up front) in exchange for backing a kushner-linked $20bn subsidiary, fifa forward enterprise, to run the world cup and other competitions. uefa publicly rejected it — 'it is not fifa's to sell. none of us are the owners of football' — with backlash from europe, asia and north america and an emergency meeting expected. a deadline-plus-cash offer to buy the consent of member states is not how football's governance has previously changed hands.

european football governance statements