FIFA president Gianni Infantino says the organisation can distribute more money to its 211 national associations from its cash reserves. The pledge follows his instruction for FIFA to calculate how much additional funding can be paid out directly to members.
The announcement comes less than three months after Infantino’s effort to bring private investors into FIFA’s commercial operation collapsed. BBC reports that Infantino is indicating a larger cash distribution could be made available from existing reserves, while Inside World Football adds that FIFA is working on the specific amount to be handed directly to associations. The sources agree that the plan is tied to FIFA’s internal reserves rather than new outside investment. Both accounts place the move in the context of the earlier failed investor initiative, suggesting FIFA is turning to available liquidity as an alternative way to support member federations.
No specific figures are stated in the available excerpts, and the timing and final size of any distribution are presented as dependent on FIFA’s calculation process.
