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Uefa and Concacaf call for FIFA to pay $10 million to members

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Last updated Sep 18, 2026

Uefa and Concacaf call for FIFA to pay $10 million to members
Summary

Uefa and Concacaf issued a statement on September 18, 2026, demanding FIFA allocate $10 million from its reserves to each of its 211 member associations. This appeal follows FIFA President Gianni Infantino's halted private equity proposal, which faced backlash from national associations. The letter, signed by Uefa President Aleksander Ceferin and Concacaf President Victor Montagliani, emphasizes FIFA's substantial cash reserves, projected to be around $6 billion by the end of the 2023-26 cycle. They argue for this one-off payment to foster investment in infrastructure and football development. Additional scrutiny on FIFA's operations is expected ahead of the next FIFA Council meeting on October 15, where outstanding documents regarding the controversial proposal may be discussed.

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By the Numbers
  • •Uefa and Concacaf demand FIFA pay $10 million to each member association.
  • •FIFA's cash reserves are expected to reach $6 billion by 2026.
  • •The request aims to support infrastructure and development in football.
  • •Infantino faces scrutiny due to opposition of his private equity plan.
  • •The next FIFA Council meeting is scheduled for October 15.
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  • 6:23 PMESPN Soccer — UEFA, Concacaf tell FIFA to make $10M payments to all members
  • 5:33 PMThe Guardian Sport — Uefa and Concacaf ask Gianni Infantino to give Fifa’s billions to its member associations
  • 4:48 PMYahoo Sports — UEFA, CONCACAF call for $10m FIFA payments to all member associations
  • 4:06 PMYahoo Sports — Uefa & Concacaf demand Fifa pays $10m to all 211 members
  • 3:53 PMBBC Sport — Uefa & Concacaf demand Fifa pays $10m to all 211 members
What they're saying
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Payout of at least $10m to each association proposed Leaders want plan to be considered by Fifa Council The presidents of Uefa and Concacaf have written to Gianni Infantino requesting that Fifa release money from its $6bn (£4.5bn) reserves to its member associations, stating that the plan to fund them via the doomed Fifa Forward Enterprise scheme was unnecessary given the cash pile it is sitting on. Aleksander Ceferin and Victor Montagliani proposed a payout of at least $10m to each of Fifa’s 211 member associations (MAs), initially as a one-off during the 2027-2030 commercial cycle. They called for an independent review of Fifa’s financial position and said their own study “raises an important question as to whether the proposed transaction was necessary to deliver greater resources to the MAs”. Continue reading...

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been urged to give at least $10 million extra to each of its 211 member nations over the next three years from the organization’s reserves. The presidents of Europe's UEFA and CONCACAF wrote to Infantino on Friday saying their analysis suggested this sum was a “conservative” estimate of what the global governing body could afford to pay each federation.

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FIFA's member federations should each get an extra $10 million (£7.4m) from its swelling cash reserves after a successful World Cup, the soccer body's vice presidents from Europe and North America said in a letter Friday.

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