Uefa & Concacaf demand Fifa pays $10m to all 211 members
Uefa and Concacaf have jointly contacted Gianni Infantino, pressing world football's governing body to distribute a minimum of $10 million from its financial reserves to every one of its 211 member nations. This push for a $2.11 billion total payout—intended as a supplement to standard cycle funding for 2027 through 2030—follows intense friction over the collapsed Fifa Forward Enterprise project, which sought to offload a 21% stake in World Cup commercial and ticketing operations to private equity before being abandoned after four days due to widespread pushback.
Pointing out that Fifa maintains cash reserves exceeding $5 billion, European football leaders contended that Infantino had no justification to auction off assets while failing to reinvest existing balances into the sport.
The demand arrives on the heels of formal correspondence from English FA chair and Fifa vice-president Debbie Hewitt, who urged Infantino and secretary general Mattias Grafstrom to disclose all documentation regarding the private equity scheme ahead of the 15 October council session. Hewitt also requested an explanation for overturning American forward Folarin Balogun's World Cup ban.
Meanwhile, Infantino faces an upcoming fourth presidential election in March, with rival challengers required to step forward by 18 November.
