{
  "id": 225758,
  "title": "Fifa delivers overdue prize money after Jordan FA chief’s ‘blackmail’ remark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/fifa-delivers-overdue-prize-money-after-jordan-fa-chiefs-blackmail-225758",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T13:44:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/08/06/fifa-delivers-overdue-prize-money-after-jordan-fa-chief-s-blackmail-remark"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jordan's Football Association (FA) president Prince Ali bin Hussein announced that his team and staff have finally received overdue prize money for their participation in the 2025 Arab Cup, just two days after accusing FIFA of blackmail. Prince Ali previously criticized FIFA president Gianni Infantino, expressing dissatisfaction with the organization's handling of the situation. He claimed that FIFA had offered to help resolve Jordan's issues in exchange for his endorsement, specifically mentioning the lack of prize money his association had been waiting for since December. Prince Ali stated that while he was grateful for the payment, it did not alter his stance on Infantino's leadership. He reiterated that neither his FA nor he would endorse or vote for Infantino. FIFA initially responded with an apology for the mistakes made regarding the abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup, but reaffirmed its support for Infantino following a crisis meeting in Morocco.",
  "summary": "Jordan Football Association president Prince Ali bin Hussein criticised Fifa president Gianni Infantino, saying Fifa offered to help solve Jordan's problems in exchange for his endorsement.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jordan FA chief Prince Ali bin Hussein received overdue prize money.",
    "FIFA apologized for handling abandoned commercial rights proposal.",
    "Prince Ali criticized FIFA president Gianni Infantino's leadership."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}