因凡蒂诺周四向国际足联理事会道歉，但英格兰和德国足球负责人表示，他们仍不相信他适合继续担任足球世界管理机构的主席。
Infantino apologised to the FIFA Council on Thursday, but English and German football chiefs said they remained unconvinced he was fit to continue as president of soccer's world governing body.
因凡蒂诺表示，他在闭门会议上就现在已被放弃的国际足联前进企业（FIFA Forward Enterprise，FFE）项目在沟通和协商方面的错误道歉，但强调这只是一个提案，“绝非已成定局”。
Infantino said he had apologised during the closed meeting for mistakes in communicating and consulting over the now-abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) project, but stressed that it had been only a proposal and “in no way a done deal”.
“首先，我为我们在国际足联前进企业项目相关的沟通和协商过程中所犯的错误道歉，这导致了许多后果，”因凡蒂诺在国际足联发布的一段视频中表示。
"First of all, I apologised for the mistakes that we made in relation to the communication and consultation process related to the FIFA Forward Enterprise project, which then led to many consequences," Infantino said in a video published by FIFA.
“但重要的是要记住，这是一个提案，所以绝非已成定局。”FFE计划涉及成立一家公司来运营国际足联赛事（包括世界杯）的商业利益，并向私人投资者出售少数股权。因凡蒂诺表示，该计划旨在为国际足联的211个成员协会创造额外资金。
"But what is important to remember is that it was a proposal, so in no way a done deal." The FFE plan involved creating a company to run the commercial interests of FIFA competitions, including the World Cup, and selling a minority stake to private investors. Infantino said it was intended to generate additional funding for FIFA’s 211 member associations.
虽然因凡蒂诺似乎在非洲官员中仍保持强大支持，但来自欧洲一些最具影响力足球协会的反对意见依然强烈。
While Infantino appeared to retain strong support among African officials, opposition from some of Europe’s most influential football associations remained pronounced.
德国足协主席贝恩登多夫呼吁国际足联进行“彻底重启”，称该组织所需的治理改革在因凡蒂诺主持下无法实现。
German FA president Bernd Neuendorf called for a "complete restart" at FIFA, saying the governance reforms the organisation needed could not be delivered with Infantino in charge.
“首先，我们需要改革。这是事实。每个人都知道这一点，”贝恩登多夫表示。“旧的管理体制必须改革，整个治理结构必须改革。但我在这里非常明确，在詹尼（因凡蒂诺）的情况下这是不可能的。
"The first thing is we need reforms. That's true. And everyone knows that," Neuendorf said. "The old administration has to be reformed, and the whole governance has to be reformed. But I'm pretty clear here in this that this is not possible with Gianni.
“所以我认为，我们需要彻底重启，一次政治重启。”英格兰足总主席德比·休伊特表示，因凡蒂诺需要回答国际足联理事会成员提出的问题，并警告说，如果不这样做，他将不适合继续担任主席。
"So we need a complete restart, I think, a political restart." English FA chair Debbie Hewitt said Infantino needed to provide answers to questions raised by FIFA Council members and warned that failure to do so would make him unfit to remain president.
“我认为这个人必须回答这些问题，”休伊特说。“如果他不回答这些问题，那么他就不适合担任FIFA主席。”纽恩多夫质疑英凡蒂诺道歉的范围，表示他认为道歉主要是因为未咨询理事会，而不是与FFE项目本身有关。
"I think the man has to answer those questions," Hewitt said. "And if he doesn't answer those questions, no, he's not fit to be FIFA president." Neuendorf questioned the extent of Infantino’s apology, saying he believed it related primarily to the failure to consult the council rather than to the FFE project itself.
“我没有感觉到他的道歉是因为FFE项目本身，”纽恩多夫说。“我的印象是，他道歉仅仅是因为该项目没有提交给理事会审议，也没有人参与其中。”纽恩多夫表示，理事会成员是通过媒体而非FIFA领导层得知该项目的，其他联合会的代表也曾抱怨缺乏咨询。
"I didn't have the feeling that this apology was because of the FFE project in total," Neuendorf said. "My impression was it was just because it wasn't brought forward to the council and no one was involved." Neuendorf said council members had learned about the project through the media rather than from FIFA's leadership and that representatives from other confederations had also complained about the lack of consultation.
“就FFE项目本身而言，我认为在他道歉时，这仍未被包含在内，”他说。
"When it came to the FFE project as such, I have the impression that this still was not included when he apologised," he said.
休伊特表示，英凡蒂诺显然对未咨询理事会感到遗憾，这加强了向其成员公布相关FFE文件的理由。
Hewitt said Infantino’s apparent regret over not consulting the council strengthened the case for releasing the relevant FFE documents to its members.
“你有义务。我们大家都有义务，有受托责任去回答已经提出的问题，”休伊特说。
"You have an obligation. We all have an obligation, a fiduciary responsibility to answer the questions that have been put forward," Hewitt said.
“他让我们提交这些问题。问题很多，现在轮到他来回答，并且要以公开的方式进行。
"He told us to submit those questions. There were so many of them, and now it's up to him to do that and do that in the open way.
‘如果没有什么可隐瞒的，那就把（FFE文件）分享给我们……如果你真的深感 regret，请把它分享给我们。’”会议还讨论了FIFA改革的呼声，但休伊特表示，只有当成员们了解最近争议焦点决策是如何做出的时，才能实现有意义的改革。
"If there's nothing to hide, then share (the FFE documents) with us... if you regret it that deeply, please share it with us." The meeting also dealt with calls for reform at FIFA, but Hewitt said meaningful changes could not be made until members understood how the decisions at the centre of recent controversies had been reached.
她引用了FFE项目、暂停对美国前锋福拉林·巴洛贡在世界杯红牌后自动处以一场禁赛的决定，以及FIFA和平奖授予美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的事件，作为需要更严格审查的问题。
She cited FFE, the decision to suspend the automatic one-match ban imposed on United States forward Folarin Balogun after his World Cup red card, and the FIFA Peace Prize awarded to US President Donald Trump as issues requiring greater scrutiny.
“除非我们了解发生了什么，否则要么是治理出现了巨大失误，因为它没有被遵循；要么治理确实被遵循了，但还有其他因素导致我们所有人都觉得那里的决定是错误的，” 休伊特说。
"Unless we understand what happened, either it was a massive failing in governance because it wasn't followed or actually the governance was followed, but there was something else that got to what we all felt in there was the wrong decisions," Hewitt said.
“因此，我们必须弄清楚发生了什么，才能对其进行审查。否则我们只是在猜测。” 然而，这种批评并非一致。
"So we must understand what happened in order to be able to review it. Otherwise we're guessing." The criticism, however, was not unanimous.
毛里塔尼亚伊斯兰共和国足球联合会（FFRIM）主席艾哈迈德·叶海亚为因凡蒂诺辩护，称他的领导有助于推动全球足球发展，并指出各国家协会的资金增加以及世界杯扩军至48支球队。
Ahmed Yahya, the president of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (FFRIM), defended Infantino, saying his leadership had helped develop football around the world, pointing to increased funding for national associations and the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams.
“我们（非洲国家）认为吉安尼是继续领导足球的合适人选，” 叶海亚说。
"We (the African nations) believe Gianni is the right person to continue leading football," Yahya said.
当被问及大多数人是否希望因凡蒂诺继续担任主席时，他补充道：“我可以肯定。大多数人希望吉安尼留任。”
Asked whether most people wanted Infantino to remain president, he added: "I'm certain. The majority want Gianni to stay."