UEFA, CONCACAF demand FIFA make $2.1 billion payout to member groups amid funding row

UEFA and CONCACAF are urging FIFA to release $2.1 billion from its reserves to fund its 211 member associations. According to a letter signed by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani, FIFA is expected to close the 2023-26 financial cycle with reserves of around $6 billion, which they believe is more than the organisation needs to operate until the 2030 men's World Cup.

The proposed distribution would see each member association receive $10 million over the 2027-30 cycle, to be used for infrastructure projects and football development. This payment would be separate from FIFA's regular funding programmes.

The demand comes amid tensions over FIFA president Gianni Infantino's proposed sale of a stake in the World Cup to private investors, which was shelved after a backlash from European football, according to France 24.

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