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FIFA Withdraws Forward Enterprise Plan, Sets $6B Distribution

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

FIFA Council heard President Gianni Infantino apologize for the failed Forward Enterprise plan.
FIFA announced the Forward Enterprise proposal is withdrawn and a $6 billion distribution to 211 member associations.
African FA president Ahmed Yahya said most African members support Infantino’s re-election.
FA chair Debbie Hewitt and German FA president Bernd Neuendorf said Infantino must answer written questions or be deemed unfit.

History

Historical Context

After the U.S. Department of Justice and Swiss prosecutors indicted 14 officials in May 2015 and seized documents, FIFA forced Sepp Blatter’s resignation in December 2015. The scandal set the stage for Gianni Infantino’s $6 billion distribution and the abandonment of the Forward Enterprise plan, demanded by African FA president Ahmed Yahya and German FA chief Bernd Neuendorf.

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Story summary

FIFA Council heard President Gianni Infantino apologize for the failed Forward Enterprise plan.
FIFA announced the Forward Enterprise proposal is withdrawn and a $6 billion distribution to 211 member associations.
African FA president Ahmed Yahya said most African members support Infantino’s re-election.
FA chair Debbie Hewitt and German FA president Bernd Neuendorf said Infantino must answer written questions or be deemed unfit.

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