FIFA president Gianni Infantino told BBC Sport he is backed by the "vast, vast majority" of world football and laughed off questions about whether he had considered resigning over the World Cup sell-off debacle. He defended his handling of the controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal, which he scrapped within days after critics said it would have sold a portion of FIFA's commercial rights to a private investor. Two months ago the heads of UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and Concacaf signed a letter accusing Infantino of breaking trust "through deception", and UEFA last week demanded FIFA release all key documents relating to FFE by 2 November. Infantino said he has been travelling to Morocco, the Dominican Republic, Cape Verde and Japan to shore up support and that his re-election for a fourth term next year now looks inevitable. He has proposed increasing football development funding by $3.4bn and said he is "fully endorsed" by the Asian Football Confederation after a U-turn by its president Sheikh Salman, adding he also has the backing of all African countries. Infantino apologised to the FIFA Council over the "communication and consultation" around FFE but did not give a clear timeline for providing requested documents, saying the release must follow a legal process and they are "working on it". Speaking from the Under-15 World Cup in Azerbaijan, he said FIFA must have more dialogue with UEFA to repair relations and reminded listeners he was elected by 211 member associations.
