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Sport<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            FIFA proposes \u20ac5.5bn football development fund amid Infantino scrutiny<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/12\/02\/1536x864_cmsv2_a8e48b5f-3164-5ea2-901b-aa0928826c33-9951202.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, 30 April, 2026.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, 30 April, 2026.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">(Ethan Cairns\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0(Ethan Cairns\/The Canadian Press via AP)\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspGreta Ruffino\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1791956836\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-10-14 07:47:16 +02:00\">14\/10\/2026 &#8211; 7:47 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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The plan is expected to be finalised by the FIFA Council in December and approved at its congress in March, according to a letter reviewed by AP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaken together, your submissions confirm broad agreement on the central objective: FIFA\u2019s financial success must serve football and all FIFA\u2019s 211 member associations,\u201d Infantino said in the letter. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am confident that together we can reach a sustainable and properly supported outcome for FIFA\u2019s member associations and for football in every part of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FIFA plans to reinvest revenue from the latest World Cup into football development across its member associations, confederations and other stakeholders. Each association was initially set to receive $10 million (\u20ac8.6 million) over four years.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA plans to distribute more than $3.5 billion (\u20ac3 billion) from reserves boosted by the success of the 48-team World Cup, according to two officials who spoke anonymously as the proposal has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA expects around $15 billion (\u20ac12.9 billion) in revenue for the 2022\u20132026 cycle, including the men&#8217;s World Cup hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, significantly exceeding projections, the officials told AP.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">UEFA preparing criminal complaint against FIFA chief Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Europe&#8217;s top leagues add to pressure on Infantino by calling for FIFA reform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Infantino under scrutiny<\/h2>\n<p>In August, UEFA announced it was preparing a criminal complaint against Infantino in Switzerland over possible financial mismanagement linked to a World Cup commercial rights deal. 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The plan is expected to be finalised by the FIFA Council in December and approved at its congress in March, according to a letter reviewed by AP.\u201cTaken together, your submissions confirm broad agreement on the central objective: FIFA\u2019s financial success must serve football and all FIFA\u2019s 211 member associations,\u201d Infantino said in the letter.\u201cI am confident that together we can reach a sustainable and properly supported outcome for FIFA\u2019s member associations and for football in every part of the world.\u201dFIFA plans to reinvest revenue from the latest World Cup into football development across its member associations, confederations and other stakeholders. Each association was initially set to receive $10 million (\u20ac8.6 million) over four years.FIFA plans to distribute more than $3.5 billion (\u20ac3 billion) from reserves boosted by the success of the 48-team World Cup, according to two officials who spoke anonymously as the proposal has yet to be announced.FIFA expects around $15 billion (\u20ac12.9 billion) in revenue for the 2022\u20132026 cycle, including the men&#8217;s World Cup hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, significantly exceeding projections, the officials told AP.Infantino under scrutinyIn August, UEFA announced it was preparing a criminal complaint against Infantino in Switzerland over possible financial mismanagement linked to a World Cup commercial rights deal. 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