FIFA / FFE: Gianni Infantino apologises to the Council, governance working group created

Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, "called for unity and reiterated that “football is for everyone, everywhere”, while also apologising for the mistakes made in relation to the withdrawn FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal," the world body announced at the end of the 37^th Council meeting, held at the Home of FIFA in Zurich (Switzerland) on 15 October 2026.

"While apologising for the mistakes made in terms of how the project was conducted and communicated and reaffirming that the FFE initiative has been permanently withdrawn and will not reappear in any form, the president of FIFA insisted that the objective had been to increase football investment and channel it more effectively, subject to the approval of the FIFA Council and FIFA Member Associations. Externally appointed lawyers…