European football leaders criticised FIFA's governance after a council meeting in Zurich, the Guardian reports. Gianni Infantino apologised for not consulting members over an abandoned commercial proposal, but the English and German association heads said important questions remained unanswered.
Governance and election disagreements
FA chair Debbie Hewitt said the council had not received answers to its specific requests. German federation president Bernd Neuendorf called for a broad administrative restart and expressed confidence that an alternative presidential candidate would emerge.
Those are attributed assessments, not a decision removing Infantino. The report does not confirm a formally declared replacement candidate.
Nominations close on 18 November ahead of the March presidential election. A new governance-reform committee chaired by AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa provides another route for examining the concerns raised.
Financial approval and unfinished business
The council approved a proposed USD3.5 billion distribution from financial reserves. The Guardian describes an arrangement under which each national association would receive USD25 million during the next four-year cycle. Approval does not establish that individual associations, including Vietnam's, have already received payment.
A proposed disciplinary-rule amendment was deferred pending further information concerning Folarin Balogun. Infantino pledged to provide that material before the next meeting in Doha on 16 December.
The report also records support for Infantino from Asian and African council members. Mauritanian federation president Ahmed Yahya said he considered him the right leader.
The meeting therefore produced both decisions and continuing disagreement. The election process, unanswered governance questions and implementation of financial measures remain separate strands of the story.