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

The Danish Football Association (DBU) has accused the FIFA Legal Committee of evading questions regarding a controversial proposal by President Gianni Infantino to sell commercial stakes in tournaments. DBU President Jesper Moller expressed frustration that the now-abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise was not discussed by the Legal Committee, despite its role in advising on legal matters.

By ReutersAl JazeeraFiled 2026-09-12 · 15:16 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
Danish FA allege FIFA Legal Committee evaded questions on Infantino’s plan
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The Danish Football Association (DBU) has accused the FIFA Legal Committee of evading questions regarding a controversial proposal by President Gianni Infantino to sell commercial stakes in tournaments. DBU President Jesper Moller expressed frustration that the now-abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise was not discussed by the Legal Committee, despite its role in advising on legal matters. Moller stated that FIFA declined to answer his critical questions, opting instead to await discussion at the upcoming October Council meeting. He believes this missed opportunity prevented FIFA's leadership from explaining its actions. Moller reiterated his calls for Infantino to step down, asserting that FIFA cannot regain credibility under the current leadership.

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Jesper Moller believes FIFA cannot rebuild credibility under current leadership and calls for a change of president.

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FIFA declined to answer critical questions at a Legal Committee meeting.

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The FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal involved selling commercial stakes in tournaments.

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Danish FA alleges FIFA Legal Committee evaded questions on controversial World Cup proposal.

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FIFA-legal-committee" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="203434" data-entity-type="organization">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.Danish FA (DBU) President Jesper Moller said he was surprised that the now-abandoned FIFA-forward-enterprise" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="173293" data-entity-type="organization">FIFA Forward Enterprise was not on the agenda and was frustrated by the ⁠⁠world football governing body’s evasive response to his inquiries.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4England close in on Pakistan whitewash in third Test as Robinson shineslist 2 of 4Maresca’s first big test as City travel to United for Manchester derbylist 3 of 4Real Madrid’s Mbappe confident of Ballon d’Or despite trophyless seasonlist 4 of 4Two men receive jail terms for violent burglary of Man City’s Donnarummaend of list“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" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="173293" data-entity-type="organization">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.The FIFA-council" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="203437" data-entity-type="organization">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. The time has come for a change of president at FIFA.”
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