Infantino Apologizes at FIFA Council Meeting but Still Faces Calls to Step Down

On October 15, local time, FIFA's Council met in Zurich, the first council meeting since the details of the World Cup commercial plan promoted by FIFA President Gianni Infantino came to light. Key issues raised at the meeting included the plan to sell World Cup rights to private capital, the suspended sentence of U.S. striker Giovanni Balogun's red card ban, and the allocation of funds to FIFA member associations. According to European representatives in attendance, Infantino apologized for the World Cup sales plan and expressed regret for not informing the council of it earlier. However, Infantino did not provide the related documents, correspondence, and decision-making records that European members had requested for public disclosure. (CCTV News)