Three Nordic FAs Seek EU Talks over FIFA Governance Concerns
The federations cited transparency and consultation concerns and said the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise plan had eroded confidence in FIFA leadership.
- On Wednesday, the football associations of Finland, Sweden, and Denmark wrote to European Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef seeking a meeting in Brussels regarding FIFA governance concerns.
- The federations raised concerns regarding transparency and decision-making at FIFA, specifically pointing to the now-abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal that triggered widespread anger throughout football.
- Signed by President Ari Lahti, Jesper Moller, and Simon Astrom, the letter cites the 2021 European Super League response as a precedent for European policymakers defending football's existing model.
- The office of the European Commissioner for Sport confirmed on Wednesday it received the letter, though it remains unclear whether Micallef will accept the proposed meeting.
- Last month, six Nordic associations including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the Faroe Islands declared a loss of confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino and called for an independent governance review.
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The Confederations of Finland, Sweden and Denmark have asked to meet with the European Sports Commissioner, in a new escalation against the administration of the President of FIFA (Viva) Gianni Invantino, amid concerns about governance and transparency within FIFA.
Jesper Møller, together with two colleagues, will discuss Fifa and the state of football with the EU's Sports Commissioner.
Denmark, Sweden and Finland have approached the EU's sports commissioner with concerns about FIFA's leadership, writes Reuters.
The presidents of the federations of Sweden, Denmark and Finland have asked the European Commissioner for Sports, Glenn Micallef, to address the joint work of democratic sports organisations and the EU against ideas such as that of FIFA to sell private participations of its competitions with the FFE project (FIFA Forward Enterprise). In a letter ... Continue reading "Sweden, Denmark and Finland insist against Gianni Infantino: "The doubts have n…
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PARIS, Sept 2 : The football associations of Finland, Sweden and Denmark have written to European Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef seeking a meeting over concerns about governance at FIFA, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.The letter was signed by Finnish FA President Ari Laht
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