Geneva: Every member association of FIFA should receive an additional $10 million from the governing body's expanding financial reserves following a lucrative World Cup, according to a joint letter sent Friday to President Gianni Infantino by vice-presidents representing Europe and North America, as opposition to his leadership intensifies over attempts to sell stakes in the tournament to private investors.

In a communication seen by The Associated Press, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and CONCACAF chief Victor Montagliani informed Infantino that FIFA's cash reserves are projected to reach $6 billion post-tournament, making a “one-off release" totalling $2.1 billion across the 211 member federations financially feasible.

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The intervention by UEFA and CONCACAF comes amid efforts to unseat Infantino, either prior to or during the upcoming FIFA presidential election next March, following widespread pushback in July against his proposal to sell World Cup commercial stakes to an investor group headed by Joshua Kushner.

Kushner is the younger brother of Jared Kushner, son-in-law to U.S. President Donald Trump. Infantino had cultivated close ties with Trump leading up to this year's tournament hosted across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, making frequent visits to the White House.

The proposal to distribute $10 million directly to national federations, whose votes determine the presidency, serves as a direct counter-proposal to Infantino's previous pledge of $20 million per association in exchange for backing his now-abandoned venture.

Friday's correspondence appears designed to reassure member nations that financial distributions will remain secure regardless of whether Infantino retains the presidency he has held since 2016.

The letter noted that previously pledged FIFA distributions, amounting to $20 million per federation through 2030, “would continue in full as already committed.”

FIFA was approached for comment regarding the letter.

Ceferin and Montagliani requested a comprehensive, independent audit of FIFA's financial position ahead of a scheduled 15 October meeting in Zurich to determine the precise sum that can be safely allocated to member associations.

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The leaders of UEFA and CONCACAF are expected to play central roles in next month's meeting of the Infantino-chaired FIFA Council, marking its first session since media reports revealed the undisclosed private equity negotiations in late July.

“Lastly, please note we will be informing the other four confederation presidents to support this motion,” Ceferin and Montagliani wrote.

The Asian Football Confederation has also voiced criticism of Infantino in recent weeks. Conversely, football governing bodies in South America and Africa have maintained their support for the FIFA chief, who toured the Caribbean last month seeking backing from local CONCACAF members despite requests from Montagliani to refrain from visiting.

FIFA has established an 18 November deadline for candidates seeking to enter the presidential race, which will be decided four months later at a congress in Rabat, Morocco, a key supporter of Infantino and co-host of the 2030 World Cup alongside UEFA members Spain and Portugal.

Following a highly profitable tournament in North America, Infantino had seemed on course to secure a fourth and final term through 2031 unopposed, prior to the backlash over the private investment plans.

It remains uncertain who might step forward to challenge his position, though European football leaders are scheduled to gather at a UEFA-hosted event ahead of the FIFA Council assembly.

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Speculation regarding potential challengers has previously centred on Canada's Montagliani and Nasser al-Khelaifi, the Qatari president of Paris Saint-Germain who sits on both the Qatari government and UEFA's executive committee. Neither has declared an intention to run against Infantino, who retains public endorsement from the Qatar Football Association.

Meanwhile, UEFA has initiated legal proceedings in courts in Manhattan and Florida seeking document discovery from Kushner’s New York investment firm and FIFA regarding the proposed $20 billion commercial venture, styled as FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE).

The European governing body indicated last month that it was seeking records and communications to evaluate potential criminal proceedings against Infantino in FIFA's home jurisdiction of Switzerland for alleged financial mismanagement.

AP