Fifa to offer extra £2.6bn for football development
BBC • • sports
Key Points:
- Fifa plans to propose a $3.4 billion increase in funding for global football development, more than doubling the planned distribution for 2027-2030 by tapping into its reserves.
- The additional funds are made possible due to the commercial success of the recent World Cup and will raise total spending on football development to $6.35 billion, with a focus on women's and youth football.
- Distribution will allocate $25 million per member association, $99 million to each of the six confederations, $8.25 million to zonal/regional associations, and $1.1 million for travel and equipment solidarity to 100 member associations.
- Funding will be divided equally among women's and youth football development, infrastructure (with equal access for women and youth), and various projects, with final terms to be approved by the Fifa council in December 2026 and the Fifa congress in March 2027.
- The proposal follows pressure on Fifa after the failed Fifa Forward Enterprise plan and calls from Uefa and Concacaf for increased financial support to member associations.
