UEFA and CONCACAF have called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to consider releasing about $2.1 billion from the organisation’s financial reserves and distributing the money among its 211 member associations.

In a joint letter sent to Infantino on Friday, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani proposed that each member association receive at least $10 million during the 2027–2030 cycle. The funds would be directed towards football infrastructure and development.

The proposal comes amid continued tensions within world football following FIFA’s abandoned plan to create the FIFA Forward Enterprise, which would have involved outside investors taking a stake in FIFA competitions. The plan was dropped after strong opposition from several football bodies.

Ceferin and Montagliani argued that FIFA has sufficient resources to increase funding for its member associations without selling interests in its competitions. They said FIFA’s reserves are expected to reach roughly $6 billion at the end of the 2023–2026 cycle.

The two officials also called for an independent review of FIFA’s financial position, saying such an assessment would help determine how much could responsibly be distributed. They argued that the proposed $2.1 billion payout could be made as a one-time release while existing FIFA Forward funding continues.

The proposal would be considered by the FIFA Council, with UEFA and CONCACAF seeking support from the other continental confederations.

The development follows a separate request by Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt for greater transparency over FIFA’s abandoned private-equity proposal, including access to documents surrounding the decision-making process.