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Infantino pressured on FIFA review scope

FIFA council members are demanding president Gianni Infantino include the abandoned World Cup sell-off plan and the Folarin Balogun affair in his proposed external review of FIFA's governance.

In a letter sent to all 211 FIFA member associations on Monday, Infantino announced he would ask the council to commission a review of 'FIFA's current governance framework for major strategic initiatives' at its next meeting in Zurich on October 15. The president faces an internal battle over the terms of reference for this review. newsbetting.club

Council members are specifically pushing for the inclusion of both the controversial World Cup sell-off plan that was abandoned and the Folarin Balogun affair. Infantino claimed his review letter has been well received, but it remains to be seen if he will accede to the council's demands regarding the scope of the external examination.