{
  "id": 10551502,
  "title": "Infantino makes bigger cash pledge to Fifa members",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/infantino-makes-bigger-cash-pledge-to-fifa-members-10551502",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T22:32:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport Football",
    "slug": "bbc-sport-football",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6n4k9exz4v3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fifa president Gianni Infantino has pledged to potentially release more funds to his organization's 211 member associations, sourced from the club's estimated £4.4bn cash reserves. In a letter circulated to the six continental confederations, Infantino expressed support for the maximum amount of additional funding that can be responsibly provided. The proposal follows the fallout from his cancelled Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan, which aimed to sell stakes in World Cup and other tournaments to private investors and faced significant backlash. Uefa and Concacaf, representing European and North American, Central American, and Caribbean teams, have requested Fifa to disburse $10m (£7.5m) to every member. Infantino, who will run for re-election in March 2027, has stated he will not pre-judge the specific amount but emphasized that the proposed financing is merely the starting point of a broader policy discussion.",
  "summary": "Fifa president Gianni Infantino indicates more money could be distributed to the governing body's members from its cash reserves.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Infantino orders FIFA funding review after UEFA, CONCACAF seek $2.1 billion payout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/infantino-orders-fifa-funding-review-after-uefa-concacaf-seek-2-1",
        "published": "2026-09-28T21:22:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Infantino makes bigger cash pledge to Fifa members",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/infantino-makes-bigger-cash-pledge-to-fifa-members",
        "published": "2026-09-28T22:32:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Infantino orders Fifa funding review",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/infantino-orders-fifa-funding-review",
        "published": "2026-09-28T22:38:25.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}