Sports Former FIFA VP Prince Ali cites ‘blackmail’ by Infantino-led soccer body over unpaid prize money "The whole situation amounts to blackmail and we refuse to give in to that,” the Jordanian royal wrote Tuesday. Prince Ali said the Jordanian federation he leads still has not been paid money due for reaching the final of the FIFA Arab Cup played last December in Qatar. “But the whole situation amounts to blackmail and we refuse to give in to that,” the Jordanian royal wrote Tuesday. Advertisement:“The money our team should receive for having reached the final has not been delivered yet,” Prince Ali wrote, “while at the same time FIFA brags about how many billions they have in reserve.” Prince Ali was elected by Asian soccer to serve on FIFA’s ruling executive committee from 2011-15, and stood against then-president Sepp Blatter in a May 2015 election.