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Uefa & Concacaf demand Fifa pays $10m to all 211 members

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Johnson, D. (2026, September 18). Uefa & Concacaf demand Fifa pays $10m to all 211 members. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6158x85pv19o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Uefa and Concacaf have written to FIFA president Gianni Infantino demanding that the organization distribute at least $10 million to each of its 211 member associations from its reserves, totaling approximately $6 billion. This demand comes in response to FIFA’s scrapped private equity proposal for managing commercial rights and follows a letter sent by the Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt requesting transparency regarding the controversial plan.
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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and CONCACAF chief Victor Montagliani have demanded that FIFA distribute at least $10 million to each of its 211 member associations. This proposed payout, totaling approximately $2.1 billion over the next four years, comes after FIFA scrapped its controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan following widespread opposition from national soccer bodies and fans alike. The FFE initiative aimed to sell off 21% of FIFA's competition rights to private investors to fund local development projects but was ultimately abandoned amid controversy. Ceferin and Montagliani argue that FIFA already has the financial capacity, with reserves estimated at around $6 billion, to allocate these funds without selling any assets or interests. The letter also urges for an independent review of FIFA’s financial reserves and proposes that a portion of its substantial cash reserves be released directly to member associations for development purposes.

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Topics

Concacaf Fifa Fifa Forward Enterprise Uefa World Cups

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Fifa ORG · 6× Infantino NORP · 3× Concacaf ORG · 2× Gianni Infantino PERSON · 2× Uefa ORG · 2× Aleksander Ceferin PERSON · 1× BBC Sport ORG · 1× Fifa Forward Enterprise ORG · 1× Football Association ORG · 1× Victor Montagliani PERSON · 1×

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The news comes a day after Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt sent a letter to Infantino and Fifa secretary general Mattias Grafstrom demanding that all documents relating to the controversial FFE plan were released.
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🔮 Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) would have meant a new company being created to manage commercial and ticketing rights of all competitions, including World Cups, with 21% sold off to an investment company.
2026-09-18 · BBC News
Uefa & Concacaf demand Fifa pays $10m to all 211 members · assertive framing

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Uefa and Concacaf have written to Gianni Infantino calling on Fifa to pay at least $10m (£7.5m) from its cash reserves to each of the 211 member associations. asserted
Uefa → write → associations
It is the latest chapter in the war of words between the governing bodies, in response to Fifa president Gianni Infantino's aborted private equity proposal. asserted
It → govern → proposal
Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) would have meant a new company being created to manage commercial and ticketing rights of all competitions, including World Cups, with 21% sold off to an investment company. asserted
% → mean → company
The idea was scrapped after four days following widespread opposition from national associations. asserted
idea → scrap → associations
The letter, seen by BBC Sport, was signed by Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin and his Concacaf counterpart Victor Montagliani. asserted
letter → see → Ceferin
It outlines that "Fifa is on course to close 2023-26 with reserves of approximately $6bn (£4.5bn)" which is "considerably more than is required" through to the 2030 men's World Cup. asserted
which → outline → Cup
It said that Fifa should "make at least $10m available to each of its 211 member associations over the 2027-30 cycle" which should be used "for investment in infrastructure and football development". asserted
which → say → infrastructure
This "one-off release of reserves" would come at a cost of $2.11bn (£1.57bn), and would be in addition to the regular funding in the cycle. asserted
release → come → cycle
The news comes a day after Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt sent a letter to Infantino and Fifa secretary general Mattias Grafstrom demanding that all documents relating to the controversial FFE plan were released. asserted
documents → come → plan
Hewitt, a Fifa vice-president, said that the Fifa Council should also receive a written explanation for the cancelled suspension of United States forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup. asserted
Council → say → Cup
Infantino was told he should make all documents available before the next Fifa Council meeting, which is on 15 October. asserted
which → tell → October
Infantino, 56, will stand for election for a fourth time in March, with his opponents having until 18 November to find an alternative candidate. asserted
opponents → stand → candidate
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