A story from the wider game for Millwall supporters: two of football's most powerful confederations have made a major financial demand of Fifa this week. Uefa and Concacaf have written to Fifa president Gianni Infantino calling for a one-off payment of at least $10m to be made to each of the global body's member associations.
The letter, signed by Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin and his Concacaf counterpart Victor Montagliani, argues that Fifa's substantial cash reserves belong to the sport and should be distributed. "Fifa currently holds billions of dollars in accumulated reserves," it read. "These resources belong to football and exist to serve the game and its member associations." The confederation leaders stated that Fifa is on course to close a financial cycle with significant reserves.
Such a distribution would cost a large sum and is proposed for a future cycle. The demand comes after Infantino previously told member federations they would receive funds if they backed a separate, controversial financial plan revealed after the World Cup final. He set a deadline for federations to accept his plans to access an initial payment.
In a separate move, Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt, who is also a Fifa vice-president, sent a letter to Infantino and secretary general Mattias Grafstrom. She demanded the release of all documents relating to the suspended financial plan and a written explanation for the cancelled suspension of United States forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup. Hewitt said all documents should be made available before the next Fifa Council meeting.
Where Millwall stand
None of this touches Millwall directly. The club are 11th in the Championship with 11 points from eight games, and their next fixture is away at Preston on 10 October; the full list is on the fixtures page.
Infantino will stand for re-election for a fourth term, with opponents having until a date to find an alternative candidate. The pressure from Uefa and Concacaf, alongside demands for greater financial transparency, sets the stage for a significant period of governance debate in world football.
