UEFA demands FIFA produce Infantino World Cup plan documents by November 2
In London on October 19, 2026, UEFA gave FIFA a November 2 deadline to publish documents related to Gianni Infantino’s aborted investment plan for the World Cup and other governance matters. The move follows a week in which European FIFA council delegates said they had been left dissatisfied by Infantino’s explanations at a recent FIFA council meeting.
UEFA said Infantino provided no paperwork on the $4.2 billion World Cup sell-off plan he launched and then abandoned in July after strong opposition led by European members. The governing body has compiled 42 detailed questions it wants answered and has asked U.S. federal courts to authorise subpoenas compelling production of documents and sworn testimony about the abandoned initiative, called FIFA Forward Enterprise. FIFA’s lawyers have responded by saying UEFA’s actions amount to harassment of Infantino.
Among the 42 questions UEFA wants addressed are Infantino’s personal remuneration package and financial payments made to singer Marc Anthony. The list also seeks details on the handling of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s disciplinary case and on business and political relationships involving Donald Trump and his family. UEFA additionally demands information regarding the operational independence of FIFA’s judicial, electoral, and ethics committees.
The formal request was delivered in a letter signed by UEFA general secretary Theodore Theodoridis on behalf of European members of the FIFA Council. Theodoridis said Infantino’s apology and subsequent explanation had failed to resolve the council’s main concerns and included the statement: “These explanations have not begun satisfactorily to address a number of fundamental questions raised by Council members. Others remain unanswered, and the information and documentation requested have not been (provided).”
The letter added: “The withdrawal of FFE, the recognition of mistakes, and the announcement of ‘potential governance reforms’ do not answer how the relevant decisions were taken or why the FIFA Council was not involved at the appropriate stage.” UEFA set the November 2 deadline for FIFA’s responses and noted that date comes “16 days before the nomination deadline for the presidential election next March 18.” The letter also pointed out that the next FIFA Council meeting is scheduled for Dec. 16 in Doha, after nominations close.
“These questions require answers now. They cannot be deferred until the next meeting of the FIFA Council — nor can future governance reforms substitute for scrutiny of decisions already taken and accountability for them,” the letter emphasised. UEFA said the earlier deadline is intended to give federations time to review FIFA’s answers — or a failure to answer — while they remain able to nominate or endorse a challenger.
