As reported by ESPN, FIFA has announced plans to establish the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a body that would oversee commercial and event operations. The organisation said it would retain complete authority over football governance, competitions, the international match calendar and all regulatory and sporting decisions. This crosses a line: UEFAUEFA responded with a sharply worded statement rejecting the proposal and warning that football's governing structures should not become commercial assets. “This crosses a line that football's governing institutions should never cross. The latest dispute echoes events in 2021, when FIFA abandoned plans to stage the men's World Cup every two years after the prospect of a UEFA boycott.