Uefa gives FIFA president Gianni Infantino deadline to release documents

European governing body Uefa has told FIFA that it must release key documents and answer questions about its governance by 2 November, BBC News reported on 19 October. In a letter sent by Uefa general secretary Theodore Theodoridis, the organization included 42 questions covering failed private investment proposals, FIFA's Peace Prize, and business dealings involving United States president Donald Trump. [1][6]

The demand comes after FIFA president Gianni Infantino apologized at a FIFA Council meeting for his World Cup sell-off plan without providing a full explanation of how the proposal was devised, according to BBC News. Yahoo and ESPN also reported that Uefa is demanding urgent answers from the FIFA chief regarding governance issues. [1][3][5]

The Uefa letter specifically pressed FIFA over the fallout from United States player Folarin Balogun's World Cup red card, BBC News and ESPN reported. During the 2026 World Cup, Donald Trump directly called Gianni Infantino to ask him to review the red card Balogun received against Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading FIFA to delay Balogun's one-game suspension for a one-year probationary period under Article 27 of its disciplinary code. [1][3][7]

Gianni Infantino has served as the president of FIFA since 2016 and is standing for re-election for a third term, BBC News reported. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Infantino previously faced opposition and financial scrutiny after tax filings revealed he received an undisclosed payment of 1.72 million dollars from World Cup organizers. [1][8][9]