Fifa President Faces 90-day ban Over Audio Files Conspiracy

Fifa President Faces 90-day ban Over Audio Files Conspiracy

The much-talked about reforms at world football governing body Fifa may be a while in coming with allegations that newly-elected president Gianni Infantino has asked for audio files from the last council meeting in Mexico City to be destroyed.

A report on German outlet Die Welt claimed that the Fifa boss is facing a provisional 90-day suspension from Fifa’s Ethics Committee over an internal email chain suggesting he had ordered the recordings of last month’s meeting destroyed, Goal.com writes.

This house still needs cleaning. Image: Fifa

It is alleged in the report that the meeting at Fifa’s latest Congress between May 9 and 10 included “a conspiracy to oust” ex-auditing and compliance head Domenico Scala, who resigned from his post on May 14 in protest against changes he believed would hinder any meaningful reform process.

However, in a statement released late Thursday, Fifa said: “In accordance with standard practice, all official FIFA meetings – including Council meetings – are recorded and archived. This was the case for the meeting in Mexico City in question.

“The email exchange that makes mention of the deletion of audio files refers to a copy of the original audio file of the meeting that was improperly stored on a local drive.

“This mention does not refer to the officially archived audio file. That file exists and is properly saved at FIFA.”