Soccer-Infantino orders FIFA funding review after UEFA, CONCACAF seek $2.1 billion payout

FIFA President Gianni Infantino ‌has ordered an assessment of proposals to distribute more money to national associations, following calls from UEFA and CONCACAF ⁠for ​a $2.1 billion ⁠payout from the governing body's reserves, but stopped short ⁠of committing to an amount.

In a letter to the ​six continental confederation presidents seen by Reuters on ⁠Monday, Infantino said the assessment would go before the ⁠FIFA ​Council on October 15, with any additional funding subject to financial checks and formal ⁠approval. "Until the assessment and necessary approvals are complete, no ⁠preliminary figure ⁠can be treated as an approved commitment to the Member Associations," he ‌wrote.