Fifa president Sepp Blatter is being explored by US authorities as a major aspect of their investigation into debasement at the world football body, US media say.
The news came hours after Mr Blatter declared that he was going down from his part.
US prosecutors propelled a criminal request a week ago, with seven Fifa authorities captured in Switzerland, some piece of a gathering of 14 individuals arraigned.
Two days after the captures, Mr Blatter was re-chosen president of Fifa.
Nonetheless, he said on Tuesday that it showed up the command he had been given "does not appear to be bolstered by everybody on the planet".
Mr Blatter said: "Fifa needs significant rebuilding."
'Rewards and kickbacks'
US authorities cited in the New York Times said they wanted to pick up the co-operation of a portion of the Fifa figures now under prosecution on charges of racketeering and government evasion to attempt to fabricate a body of evidence against Mr Blatter.
Examination by Nick Bryant, BBC News, New York
In declaring the arraignments a week ago, the US Attorney General Loretta Lynch demanded that they were toward the start of their examination as opposed to the end.
She additionally called - days before Sepp Blatter's re-race for a fifth term as president - for Fifa to make another begin.
It is essentially the American examination that has dove the world's overseeing body into the most genuine emergency in its history.
Prior the FBI, Internal Revenue Service and the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, who is included in the US indictments, all said they would not remark on the Blatter acquiescence.
In its indictment, the US equity division said 14 people were under scrutiny worldwide for professedly tolerating fixes and kickbacks evaluated at more than $150m (£97m) more than a 24-year period.
Two VPs were among the seven Fifa authorities captured in Zurich. They all anticipate US removal procedures
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