Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell a 20% stake in a new commercial World Cup enterprise has drawn political scrutiny in the United States because Joshua Kushner’s investment fund is expected to lead the deal. Critics, including Democratic congressman Jamie Raskin, argue that the arrangement raises concerns about Trump family connections, given Joshua’s brother Jared is Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Fifa has other links to the president.

Raskin has called on Infantino to appear before the House judiciary committee and requested records concerning gifts, benefits and Fifa’s Trump Tower office arrangements. The article says Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Eternal would be lead investor in Fifa Forward Enterprise, while critics fear a 20% minority stake could still give investors significant influence over the World Cup; the controversy is heightened by Trump’s claimed intervention over a USA player’s World Cup suspension.