Fifa is yet to pay clubs agreed fees reaching £185m from the Club World Cup last summer.
The funds were promised by the world football governing body as solidarity payments to help with the development of football across various levels. However, over seven months after the tournament there is still no word about the money or any structure for its disbursement.
The Club World Cup received a prize fund of close to £1bn, with £740m going to teams who participated in the competition. Fifa’s pledged solidarity payments amount to £185m out of the around £1bn prize fund for the competition.
The body is far from likely to leave the money unpaid, but reports are that clubs, especially in lower leagues, are growing impatient.
A source from the Union of European Clubs (UEC) told the Guardian that they were yet to receive information on when payments might be received.
“UEC as an organisation has not heard anything and no member clubs we have consulted with have heard anything either,” said the source.
However, people close to Fifa have said the body is in talks with clubs and confederations to come up with the most suitable way to share the funds
