{"id":2242,"date":"2026-08-06T14:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2242"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:30:09","slug":"fifa-pays-up-on-overdue-prize-money-after-jordan-blackmail-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2242","title":{"rendered":"FIFA pays up on overdue prize money after Jordan \u2018blackmail\u2019 remark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (2 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 6 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">6 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>Jordan\u2019s players and staff have received outstanding reward \u2060money for their participation in the 2025 Arab Cup, the Jordan Football Association\u2019s president, Prince Ali bin Hussein, says, two days after he accused FIFA of \u2060blackmail.<\/p>\n<p>Ali criticised FIFA President Gianni Infantino after he backed out of his proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup and found himself under pressure from confederations and national associations, saying FIFA had offered to help solve the kingdom\u2019s problems in exchange \u200cfor his endorsement.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/sports\/2026\/8\/6\/uefa-vice-president-makes-custodian-of-%E2%81%A0the-sport-slant-against-infantino\">UEFA vice president seeks \u2018custodian of \u2060sport\u2019 after FIFA-Infantino furore<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/sports\/2026\/8\/4\/uefas-threatened-legal-action-against-infantino-and-fifa-what-we-know\">UEFA\u2019s threatened legal action against Infantino and FIFA: What we know<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" 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Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was funding that should have \u2060been received eight months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ali had <a href=\"\/sports\/2026\/8\/4\/jordan-fa-chief-accuses-fifas-infantino-of-blackmail-over-endorsement\">alleged FIFA verbally communicated<\/a> during the World Cup that backing the president \u201cwould go a long way to helping our FA out\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA did not respond to requests for \u2060comment on the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Ali added that receiving the money was a welcome development but it would not change \u2060the concerns his organisation has about FIFA\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt \u2060is symptomatic of those exact difficulties that we all face and that are usually linked to the FIFA presidential elections,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it does not change my clear position concerning the leadership of FIFA: my \u200cFA and I will not endorse President Infantino, nor will we vote for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads 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