The English Football Association chief executive, Brian Barwick, will face questions from the FA's international committee over his role in Sven-Goran Eriksson's encounter with the News of the World's fake sheikh in the next week.
The proximity of the World Cup means there is no immediate threat to Eriksson's position, but members of the influential FA committee will demand to know if Barwick granted the manager permission to travel to Dubai to take part in a coaching consultancy, as Eriksson's agent Athole Still claimed on Sunday.
They will also want to know why, if Barwick was aware of the trip, details of the engagement were not passed on to the committee and its chair, Noel White, a former Liverpool chairman.
"This sort of thing should not be kept quiet," said one source. "There are a lot of questions that need to be answered."
There is widespread frustration at Eriksson's latest misdemeanour among senior FA board members and committee men whose patience has been exhausted by the Swede's third apparent attempt to discuss a club contract, no matter how tenuous the circumstances of this latest indiscretion.
Those frustrated at Eriksson's conduct last week were also incredulous that a more serious dalliance with a Premiership club, the meeting with Chelsea's Peter Kenyon in spring 2004, was rewarded with an enhanced contract worth £3 million "netto" from the then chief executive Mark Palios.
For all the frustration and embarrassment in FA circles there is also limited sympathy for the fact that Eriksson was entrapped by the News of the World and general agreement that he should remain in his post until England's interest with the World Cup is over.
Thereafter, however, there is almost no appetite inside Soho Square for him to remain.
While Barwick prepares to explain himself FA legal advisers will surely be examining the weekend's revelations for anything that will help them avoid the huge pay-off Eriksson is currently entitled to should the FA terminate his contract before 2008. If he can be shown to have sought other employment the FA may save itself around £6 million.
Meanwhile, Gordon Strachan yesterday welcomed the arrival at Parkhead of the defender Mark Wilson from Dundee United - and promptly fanned speculation linking Celtic with a move for Wolves' Scotland striker Kenny Miller.
"We're a wee bit light on strikers at the moment, that's a problem," admitted the Celtic manager, coyly naming no names. "John Hartson is having to stay up there and take batterings week in, week out. I can't see anything big happening just now - our thoughts have turned towards the summer."
Wilson, who arrived on a 4½-year deal for a transfer fee of £500,000, followed Celtic in his youth and saw yesterday as the fulfilment of a boyhood dream.
Manchester United have put in a claim for wrongful dismissal to the FA following Cristiano Ronaldo's red card in the Manchester derby on Saturday.
The Portuguese winger was sent off for a lunge at City striker Andy Cole. Referee Steve Bennett showed him a straight red card and United went on to lose 3-1. The FA will hear the appeal at a disciplinary commission today.
Everton have accepted a £2.5 million bid from Charlton Athletic for striker Marcus Bent.
Liverpool have rejected an approach from Middlesbrough to take their England Under-21 goalkeeper Scott Carson on loan as the Teessiders come to terms with Mark Schwarzer's unexpected transfer request.
One player likely to depart Anfield is striker Neil Mellor, who is expected to turn down Hearts and instead move on loan to Sheffield United or Wolves.
Finally, Tottenham have rejected claims by Alexander Kerzhakov's agent that they made an £8 million offer for the Zenit St Petersburg player.
