Infantino signals support for larger FIFA payouts but leaves $10m demand open

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has signalled support for larger payouts from the body's $6bn reserves but has not endorsed a $10m-per-member confederation demand.

• Infantino sent a letter to the six confederation presidents on Monday saying he will support "the greatest level of additional funding" FIFA can responsibly deliver.
• The letter answers a joint UEFA-Concacaf proposal, endorsed by the AFC president, that each of FIFA's 211 members receive at least $10m in the 2027-2030 cycle.
• The FIFA Council will decide the amount on 15 October after Secretary General Mattias Grafström consolidates the proposals.
• UEFA and Concacaf have also demanded Infantino's resignation over his withdrawn bid to sell a 20% World Cup stake to investors led by Joshua Kushner.
• Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt has called for an independent review of the aborted FIFA Forward Enterprise plan.
• Infantino defended the withdrawn proposal as intended to generate additional money for the game.
• Infantino indicated he will stand for a fourth term when FIFA elects a president in March 2027.
• UEFA dropped its boycott threat after FIFA promised not to repeat the plan to sell a tournament stake to Thrive Capital.
• Infantino has hired marketing executive Martin Sorrell for his re-election bid ahead of the March 2027 vote.
• Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has not yet declared his candidacy for the March 2027 FIFA presidential election.