“he said, 'Of course we have to be transparent. I have been this in the last 15 years of my life in UEFA. You will have to play a part every day in the life of FIFA,' before telling the assembled stakeholders, 'The money of FIFA is your money. It's not the money of the FIFA president. It's your money. You are the national associations and the money of FIFA has to serve for the development of football and not for anything else.'”

Gianni Infantino · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-01

UEFA's statement recalls Infantino's 2016 election campaign promises about transparency and the use of FIFA's money.