FIFA plans to distribute 25 million dollars to each federation.
Meeting on Thursday in Zurich, the FIFA Council is set to approve an unprecedented development plan worth $6.35 billion for the 2027-2030 period, partially funded by revenues from the 2026 World Cup and developed amid a governance crisis and political struggles ahead of the 2027 election.
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FIFA will present a $6.35 billion development plan for the next four years during its Council meeting on Thursday, according to a source close to the matter reported by AFP on Wednesday.
To support the increase in this development fund for the 2027-2030 cycle, which would allow for the distribution of funds to its 211 member federations as well as regional confederations, FIFA would partially rely on its financial reserves following a commercially successful 2026 World Cup.
The plan includes a payment of $25 million to each of its 211 member federations, representing a significant increase compared to previous forecasts.
This announcement comes a month after UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani requested FIFA to provide “at least $10 million” more to each federation.
The plan is to be approved on Thursday in Zurich, where FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the other 36 Council members, the executive body of the global football federation, will meet behind closed doors starting at 11:00 AM (French time).
This Council meeting, the first since April 28, takes place amid a governance crisis in global football, after Infantino announced this summer his intention to open FIFA to private investors.
This project was ultimately abandoned due to widespread criticism from the football community, with opposition led by UEFA, CONCACAF, and the AFC (Asia).
No opposition candidate
At the end of September, Infantino launched a consultation with federations to reform the functioning of the global body, announcing that initial proposals could be reviewed as early as Thursday's Council.
The 56-year-old Italian-Swiss-Lebanese, who has led FIFA since 2016, is running for re-election in March 2027.
His opponents have so far failed to agree on a candidate: Ceferin is running for another term at the head of UEFA, and according to several sources, Montagliani is expected to do the same at CONCACAF.
The deadline for submitting candidacies is set for November 18.
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