UEFA and Concacaf demand FIFA reserve payout as Infantino opponents call for his removal

UEFA and Concacaf have urged FIFA to distribute $2.11bn of reserves to member associations, while German officials demanded Gianni Infantino's departure ahead of the 2027 election.

• UEFA and Concacaf have written to Infantino demanding that FIFA pay each of its 211 member associations at least $10m from its reserves, totalling $2.11bn.
• The demand follows the scrapping of FIFA Forward Enterprise, Infantino's plan to sell 21% of competition commercial rights to a private investor, abandoned after four days.
• German FA vice-president Hans-Joachim Watzke said Infantino "must go, without hesitation," citing the FIFA Peace Prize awarded to Donald Trump, the Folarin Balogun suspension, and the cancelled investment project.
• Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt has demanded FIFA release all documents on the cancelled plan and provide a written explanation for the Balogun suspension before the Council meeting on 15 October.
• The letter calls for an independent review of FIFA's financial reserves with access to its underlying figures.
• UEFA and Concacaf urged the other four confederations to back the plan, while FIFA had not yet responded to the request for comment.
• The letter was signed by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and Concacaf president Victor Montagliani, both FIFA vice-presidents, and seen by the Associated Press.
• The letter reassures member associations that the previously pledged $20 million per association through 2030 would remain intact regardless of Infantino's departure.