- Democratic midterm election victories will allow the US House Judiciary Committee to subpoena FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his ties to US President Donald Trump.
- Democrats previously described Fifa’s co-operation as “woefully inadequate” regarding requests for documents on financial dealings, the Fifa Peace Prize, and commercial proposals.
- The inquiry focuses partly on an abandoned proposal to sell World Cup commercial rights to an investment group led by Joshua Kushner, brother of Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
- Uefa expressed a loss of confidence in Infantino following the controversial commercial proposal and pledged to back an opposing candidate in the upcoming Fifa presidential election.
- Campaign group FairSquare has urged national football associations to contest Infantino's eligibility to run for a fourth term in 2027.
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