FIFA proposal for additional $15m for MAs renews questions over real purpose of FFE scheme

October 14 – FIFA has bowed to pressure from UEFA and Concacaf presidents Aleksander Ceferin and Victor Montagliani, and has put forward a proposal for approval to the FIFA Council, who meet tomorrow (October 15), that would see each of its 211 member associations eligible to receive $25 million over the 2027-30 cycle. This is more than double the $10 million currently budgeted for member associations via the FIFA Forward 4.0 programme for the cycle.