UEFA issued a formal eight‑page letter to FIFA demanding that the governing body release internal documentation and respond to 42 detailed queries by 2 November, covering alleged governance failures and controversial executive decisions.

The request follows a recent FIFA Council meeting where President Gianni Infantino apologised for a failed plan to sell commercial rights through the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) scheme, without explaining how the proposal originated or why the council was excluded from early discussions.

UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis, in the letter seen by BBC Sport, warned that upcoming governance reforms cannot replace immediate scrutiny of decisions already taken, noting the pressure ahead of the 18 November deadline for candidates in next year’s FIFA presidential election.

Among the issues highlighted is the selection of private‑equity firm Thrive Capital, led by Joshua Kushner, as the lead investor for the abandoned FFE project, which UEFA says was made under strict confidentiality and without a competitive bidding process.

UEFA also seeks clarification on whether Infantino used claims of a U.S. government investigation into FIFA to pressure board members into supporting the FFE plan, and requests details about a $4 million office lease at Trump Tower, a $75 million investment in Palestine through Trump’s Board of Peace, and discussions of a FIFA cryptocurrency and peace prize linked to the former U.S. president.

Additional queries target alleged conflicts of interest in player discipline, financial reporting and tournament operations, including why a World Cup red‑card suspension for USA striker Folarin Balogun was lifted after a request from Donald Trump, and why no action was taken against DR Congo for fielding an allegedly ineligible player.

UEFA also asked for an audit of claims that Infantino received an undisclosed secondary salary through FIFA’s U.S. World Cup organising entity, a request FIFA has strongly denied, alongside inquiries into the extended 27‑minute halftime show at the World Cup final and the independence of the electoral committee chair after a five‑week FIFA‑funded stay at the tournament.