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FIFA to release documents about collapsed FFE proposal after UEFA request

Months after the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal came crashing down, the organization will grant select stakeholders access to key documents as they scrutinize how it came about in the first place. The FFE plan was to bring private investors…

Published: Monday, 2 November 2026 at 10:55 PM
FIFA to release documents about collapsed FFE proposal after UEFA request
Key Things to Know
  • FIFA agreed to share documents regarding the collapsed FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal following a UEFA demand.
  • Council members must register by November 16 to inspect documents at FIFA headquarters in Zurich.
  • The FFE proposal to bring private investors into World Cup commercial subsidiaries was abandoned in July.
The Story in 60 Seconds

FIFA has agreed to grant select stakeholders access to key documents regarding the collapsed FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal following a formal request from UEFA. Secretary general Mattias Grafstrom confirmed that FIFA Council members who register by November 16 can review the files in Zurich under strict confidentiality conditions.

The FFE initiative aimed to introduce private investors into commercial subsidiaries for major competitions like the World Cup, but it was quickly abandoned in July. The move comes amid an ongoing legal dispute in the United States and ahead of FIFA's presidential election deadline.

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