Uefa and Concacaf have issued a joint statement calling on Fifa to pay at least $10m (£7.5m) from its cash reserves to each of the 211 member associations. This proposed distribution would amount to $2.11bn (£1.57bn) and would be in addition to regular funding for the 2027-30 cycle.
This move is the latest development in ongoing disagreements between the governing bodies, stemming from Fifa president Gianni Infantino's abandoned private equity proposal. The Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan, which would have seen 21% of a new company managing commercial and ticketing rights sold to an investment firm, was scrapped on 1 August due to widespread opposition.
Uefa had previously stated that Infantino should not need to sell off parts of the game, noting Fifa's reserves of over $5bn (£3.7bn). Separately, Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt, a Fifa vice-president, has written to Infantino and Fifa secretary general Mattias Grafstrom, demanding the release of all documents related to the controversial FFE plan. Hewitt also requested a written explanation for the cancelled suspension of United States forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup.