UEFA Gives Infantino Until November 2 to Release Key FIFA Documents

European football’s governing body, UEFA, has given FIFA president Gianni Infantino until November 2 to release key documents and answer questions about the organisation’s governance, financial decisions and handling of controversial cases.

The deadline follows growing tensions between UEFA and FIFA after European representatives left a FIFA Council meeting in Zurich last week dissatisfied with the explanations provided by Infantino.

In a letter to FIFA, UEFA general secretary Theodore Theodoridis said several fundamental questions remained unanswered and that requested information and documentation had not been supplied. UEFA also submitted an eight-page list of concerns covering 42 questions.

Among the issues is FIFA’s abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal, a plan that would have created a company to manage commercial rights linked to FIFA competitions, including the World Cup, while allowing private investors to acquire a minority stake.

The proposal, reportedly valued at $4.2 billion, was withdrawn in July following strong opposition from European football officials, who questioned its transparency, valuation and the extent to which FIFA’s governing council had been consulted.

Infantino apologised at last week’s meeting for mistakes in communication and consultation surrounding the proposal. However, UEFA said the withdrawal of the plan and promises of possible governance reforms did not explain how the decisions had been made or why the FIFA Council had not been involved at the appropriate stage.

The European body is also seeking clarification about FIFA’s Peace Prize, the suspension of a disciplinary ban involving United States international Folarin Balogun during the World Cup, Infantino’s remuneration and payments made to singer Marc Anthony.

Other questions concern Infantino’s business and political relationships involving US President Donald Trump and members of his family, as well as the independence of FIFA’s judicial, electoral and ethics committees.

The scrutiny adds to an increasingly public dispute between the two football organisations. UEFA has previously raised concerns about the abandoned investment proposal and has explored legal avenues to obtain documents relating to its development and the individuals involved.

FIFA, meanwhile, has accused UEFA of harassment and of conducting a campaign of misinformation over the collapsed investment plan. The global governing body has also argued that legal proceedings restrict what it can disclose about some of the matters under scrutiny.

The latest demand places further pressure on Infantino, who is seeking another term as FIFA president at the organisation’s election scheduled for March 2027 in Rabat, Morocco.

UEFA has warned that the outstanding questions should not be postponed until the next FIFA Council meeting and that future reforms cannot replace accountability for past decisions.

The November 2 deadline is expected to test whether FIFA will provide the requested documents and explanations or offer specific legal grounds for withholding any of the information.

The dispute has renewed debate about transparency, financial accountability and the concentration of decision-making power within world football’s governing body.