Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Jan Henric Buettner Wants FIDE to Mirror FIFA's Revenue Sharing
Some groups help organize big sports around the world.
A man named Jan Henric Buettner wants one of those groups, called FIDE, to share money the way another group, called FIFA, does.
He talked about this in an exclusive chat with a sports news site called Sports Now.
Buettner said he does not know exactly how much money FIDE has right now.
He thinks FIDE is not very open about its money.
Because of that, he wants to look at where FIDE's money comes from first.
Only after that can he plan how to share it.
He believes following FIFA's way of sharing money would be a good idea.
This is just the first step of his plan.
Jan Henric Buettner wants FIDE to follow FIFA's playbook on revenue sharing.
The plan was revealed in an exclusive interview with Sports Now.
Buettner said FIDE's existing revenue is not 100% known to him.
He cited 'a lot of intransparency' in FIDE's revenue process.
His first step will be getting an overview of FIDE's revenues and where they come from.
- Who
- Jan Henric Buettner, speaking in an exclusive interview with Sports Now.
- What
- Proposed that FIDE follow FIFA's revenue-sharing playbook and first gather a clearer overview of FIDE's revenues and their sources.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Not specified; the interview was published by Sports Now.
- Why
- Because Buettner says FIDE's revenue process currently has 'a lot of intransparency' and its existing revenue is not fully known to him.
- Subject
- Jan Henric Buettner
- Media outlet
- Sports Now (exclusive interview)
- Organizations mentioned
- FIDE, FIFA
- Key proposal
- FIDE should follow FIFA's revenue-sharing playbook
- Stated concern
- FIDE's revenue process has significant intransparency
- First planned step
- Get an overview of FIDE's current revenues and their sources