(EPA Images pic)NEW YORK : Multiple US cities that hosted World Cup matches are seeking millions of dollars they believe the world football’s governing body, Fifa, promised them, The Athletic reported on Tuesday. Four executives from World Cup cities, speaking anonymously, told the outlet that Fifa management told them they would each receive US$1 million in “legacy” funds to build football-related infrastructure and support “social projects”. The Athletic reported that officials from the cities had requested the payments after Gianni Infantino, head of global football’s governing body, announced such payments to host cities of the 2025 Club World Cup in the US. The US cities of Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Kansas City, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Miami, Boston and New York/New Jersey were among the host venues for the World Cup held in the US, Canada and Mexico. The report is the latest black mark for Infantino, who is under fire from the European confederation Uefa and some of its counterparts, as well as some within Fifa, over his since-abandoned proposal to open the World Cup to private investment.