Uefa and Concacaf demand Fifa share $6bn with members

Two confederation bosses want Fifa to hand out at least $10m to each of its 211 member associations.

Who

Aleksander Ceferin and Victor Montagliani

Request

$10m per association

Reserves

$6bn

Timing

2027-2030 cycle

What happened. The presidents of Uefa and Concacaf wrote to Gianni Infantino asking Fifa to release money from its $6bn reserves to member associations. They proposed a payout of at least $10m to each of Fifa's 211 member associations, initially as a one-off during the 2027-2030 commercial cycle.

They called for an independent review of Fifa's financial position.
Their study questions whether the Fifa Forward Enterprise scheme was necessary.
They want the plan considered by the Fifa Council.

“raises an important question as to whether the proposed transaction was necessary to deliver greater resources to the MAs”
— Aleksander Ceferin and Victor Montagliani

The proposal will now be considered by the Fifa Council.

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