Sports integrity chief warns ‘the eyes of the world are on Fifa’

To date FIFA has not committed to any external independent review of how its president Gianni Infantino developed the hugely-controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan

Entrance to Fifa's headquarters in Zurich 27, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Tue, 10 Nov, 2026 - 06:07

Jamie Gardner

Sponsors and fans will turn their back on Fifa if it is not fully transparent over the World Cup private investor plan and the Folarin Balogun case, a sports integrity chief has warned.

To date FIFA has not committed to any external independent review of how its president Gianni Infantino developed the hugely-controversial Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan, nor made any pledge to disclose information around the decision to suspend a one-match ban for United States striker Balogun during last summer’s World Cup after US President Donald Trump called Infantino asking for a review.