New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Gianni Infantino apologised to the FIFA Council on Thursday for not telling it sooner about his plan to sell a stake in future World Cups. Debbie Hewitt, who chairs England's Football Association and sits on that Council as a vice president, told reporters afterwards that "if he doesn't answer those questions, no, he's not fit to be FIFA president, and that was what was shared in the meeting."

answers. Sky Sports reported that Council members got none to "anything we had specifically requested" about the World Cup stake sale Infantino abandoned this summer or the Folarin Balogun case, and were told to submit their questions. FIFA's own release says the proposal has been "permanently withdrawn and will not reappear i...