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FIFA pays up on overdue prize money after Jordan ‘blackmail’ remark

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 423 words · By Reuters
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What to know about FIFA pays up on overdue prize money after Jordan ‘blackmail’ remark

FIFA pays up on overdue prize money after Jordan ‘blackmail’ remark Jordan FA’s president, Prince Ali bin Hussein, accused FIFA of ‘blackmail’, and delayed Arab Cup prize money now paid.

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What happened

FIFA pays up on overdue prize money after Jordan ‘blackmail’ remark Jordan FA’s president, Prince Ali bin Hussein, accused FIFA of ‘blackmail’, and delayed Arab Cup prize money now paid.

Why it matters

Jordan’s players and staff have received outstanding reward money for their participation in the 2025 Arab Cup, the Jordan Football Association’s president, Prince Ali bin Hussein, says, two days after he accused FIFA of blackmail.

Common ground

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’s problems in…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ali had alleged FIFA verbally communicated during the World Cup that backing the president “would go a long way to helping our FA out””
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Web search results from Google News and other sources confirm the allegation that FIFA suggested backing Infantino would help resolve the FA's issues, including unpaid prize money.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress was held at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland, on 26 February 2016. This special session of the FIFA Congress, called as a result of the 2015 FIFA corruptio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_FIFA_Extraordinary_Congre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 65th FIFA Congress was held at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland, from 28 to 29 May 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/65th_FIFA_Congress
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prince Ali bin Al Hussein (Arabic: الأمير علي بن الحسين; born 23 December 1975) is the third son of King Hussein of Jordan, and the second child of the king by his third wife, Queen Alia. He is also t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Ali_bin_Hussein
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Claim 2: “Infantino is seeking to extend his decade-long presidency into a fourth and final term in an election scheduled for March”
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While the provided evidence confirms Infantino is the president since 2016, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia snippets explicitly mention a specific election in March for a fourth and final term. The evidence provided for this claim is general biographical info or irrelevant (Gianni Versace).
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web search NEUTRAL — Giovanni Vincenzo " Gianni " Infantino[a] (born 23 March 1970) is a Swiss football administrator who has served as the president of FIFA since 2016. He was previously Secretary General of UEFA from 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino
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web search NEUTRAL — Gianni Infantino fait ses études de droit à l' université de Fribourg 1, 2. Polyglotte (il parle allemand, français, anglais, espagnol, italien, portugais et arabe), Gianni Infantino est conseiller po…
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino
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web search NEUTRAL — Giovanni Maria " Gianni " Versace (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni maˈriːa ˈdʒanni verˈsaːtʃe]; [a] 2 December 1946 – 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer and businessman. He was the founder of Versace, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Versace
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Claim 3: “FIFA apologised to its members for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup”
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Chinadaily.com.cn and other web results explicitly state that FIFA apologized to its members for mistakes regarding the abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup was the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament began on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport'…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_finals
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Claim 4: “the association had been waiting since December for prize money for reaching the Arab Cup final in Qatar”
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Al Jazeera and other web search results specifically state that the Jordan Football Association had been waiting since December for prize money for reaching the Arab Cup final in Qatar.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jordan Football Association (JFA; Arabic: الاتحاد الأردني لكرة القدم) is the governing body for football in Jordan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Football_Association
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jordan national football team (Arabic: منتخب الأردن لكرة القدم) represents Jordan in men's international football. It is under the jurisdiction of the Jordan Football Association. Nicknamed "Al Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_national_football_team
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jordan women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب الأردن لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the official women's national football team of the country of Jordan. The team was established in 2005, and is co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_women's_national_footba…
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Claim 5: “Jordan’s players and staff have received outstanding reward money for their participation in the 2025 Arab Cup”
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Multiple independent web sources (Flashscore, NewsNow/MailOnline) confirm that Prince Ali bin Hussein stated players and staff received the outstanding reward money for the 2025 Arab Cup.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب 2025) was the 11th edition of the Arab Cup, the Arab world's national team football tournament. It was the second edition under FIFA's jurisdiction, with prev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_Arab_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup. The match was held at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on 18 December 2025 and it was contested by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_Arab_Cup_final
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup was an international football tournament held in Qatar from 1 to 18 December 2025. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 playe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_Arab_Cup_squads
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Claim 6: “the body’s leadership reaffirmed its support for Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday”
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Three independent web sources (Ajel English, Chinadaily.com.cn, and another news source) confirm that FIFA leadership reaffirmed support for Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — FIFA reaffirms full support for Infantino after emergency meeting in Morocco. FIFA has reiterated its backing for President Gianni Infantino following an emergency meeting in Morocco, despite controve…
https://english.ajel.sa/sports/3qa794kgj
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web search NEUTRAL — FIFA apologized to its members for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup, as the body's leadership reaffirmed its support for president Gianni Infantino …
http://epaper.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/07/WS6a7521eaa31067…
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web search NEUTRAL — World football governing body, FIFA, has reaffirmed its support for its embattled president, Gianni Infantino, following a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday amid calls for him to resign.
https://www.africanews.com/2026/08/06/fifa-backs-embattled-p…
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Claim 7: “Prince Ali bin Hussein accused FIFA of blackmail”
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Multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera, Google News, and other web results) report that Prince Ali bin Hussein, president of the Jordan FA, accused FIFA/Gianni Infantino of blackmail.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Odeh Burhan Shehadeh Al-Fakhouri (Arabic: عودة برهان شحادة الفاخوري; born 22 November 2005) is a Jordanian footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids and the Jordan na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odeh_Al-Fakhouri
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Jordanian Pro League, known as the CFI Jordanian Pro League for sponsorship reasons, was the 73rd season of Jordanian Pro League since its inception in 1944. The season started on 31 July …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Jordanian_Pro_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jordan Football Association (JFA; Arabic: الاتحاد الأردني لكرة القدم) is the governing body for football in Jordan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Football_Association
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