The Friday missive, obtained exclusively by The Post, argues that FIFA’s balance sheet already contains sufficient cash to fund the proposed disbursements without resorting to the controversial sale of World Cup commercial rights that Infantino championed last year.
According to the letter, even after allocating $2.1 billion to national federations, FIFA would retain a minimum of $1.5 billion in reserves, underscoring what the confederation heads describe as a “swimming in cash” situation.
The demand follows Infantino’s aborted plan to sell a share of World Cup rights to Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital for $4.2 billion – a scheme that collapsed amid fierce opposition from European associations and sparked a broader backlash against the now‑defunct FIFA Forward Enterprise.
UEFA has already taken legal action in the United States, filing a lawsuit against FIFA’s American subsidiaries to obtain documents related to the Thrive negotiations. The data sought could support a potential criminal mismanagement complaint in Switzerland against Infantino.
The mounting pressure appears to have taken a personal toll on the FIFA chief, who quietly skipped a recent Hamptons gathering last month, according to sources familiar with his schedule.
Montagliani and Ceferin are now calling for an independent financial review of FIFA’s accounts, insisting that transparency will demonstrate that member associations do not have to choose “between investment and integrity.”