UEFA President Alexander Čeferin and Concacaf President Victor Montagliani are calling on FIFA to provide at least $10 million to each of its 211 member associations during the 2027-2030 cycle.
In a letter sent Friday to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the two officials argued that the organization’s financial reserves would allow it to make such a distribution without giving up interests in its competitions.
“FIFA is on track to close the 2023-2026 cycle with reserves of around $6 billion, the largest in its history (...) On this basis, FIFA should make at least $10 million available to each of its 211 member associations during the 2027-2030 cycle, to finance investments in infrastructure and football development – a total amount of around $2.1 billion,” they wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by AFP.
The proposal comes as tensions continue to surround FIFA following the failed project to open the World Cup to private investors, which Infantino pursued without consultation with the wider football community.
UEFA and Concacaf said they had “examined the financial situation and budgets” published by FIFA and questioned the rationale behind the project, which FIFA says would “unlock the commercial potential” of its flagship competition.
“FIFA already has the capacity to pay much more to its member associations from its own reserves, without any transfer of interests in its competitions, and without asking anything from them in return,” Čeferin and Montagliani said.
“Even after such a distribution (of at least $2.1 billion), FIFA’s financial reserves would not fall below approximately $1.5 billion at any point during the next cycle,” they added.
The two presidents are also calling for “an independent audit, with full access to the figures.” They said that once there is a clearer picture of FIFA’s financial position at the end of the financial year, the FIFA Council will be able to determine whether a larger redistribution is possible and whether an equivalent distribution should follow in 2031-2034.
UEFA, which is also preparing a complaint against Infantino over “unfair management,” is continuing its confrontation with the FIFA president alongside Concacaf.
In early August, the two confederations and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) sought to rally the wider “football family” behind their position as divisions over the crisis continued.
The dispute comes with the FIFA presidency at stake, with the election scheduled for March 2027. All 211 member associations will have a vote in the election.
