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FIFA president Gianni Infantino accused of receiving undisclosed cost of £1.3m from World Cup firm

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino accused of receiving undisclosed payment of £1.3m from World Cup company

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino is going through renewed scrutiny after it was revealed he obtained an extra £1.3 million in 2024 from the corporate established to organise this 12 months’s World Cup.

FIFA has dedicated to publishing Infantino’s wage, bonus and allowances in its annual report yearly since 2016.

For 2024, he reported £3.88m ($5.1m) in wage, however US tax filings present he additionally obtained £1.3m ($1.76m) from FWC2026, the corporate set as much as organise and run this summer season’s World Cup, which was not publicly disclosed by FIFA within the annual report.

Article 43, paragraph 13 of FIFA’s statutes reads: “The individual compensation of the FIFA president, the members of the council and the FIFA secretary general shall be made public.”

According to a report by The Times, the cost from FWC2026 was not disclosed in FIFA’s annual report, regardless of the organisation’s dedication to publishing the president’s wage, bonuses and allowances yearly since 2016.

The disclosure has raised questions on FIFA’s monetary transparency and compliance with its personal statutes, which require the publication of the president’s compensation.

Responding to the report,  a FIFA spokesperson denied that Infantino obtained a second wage from the organisation and insisted that its compensation preparations complied with disclosure necessities.

“FIFA does not pay a second salary to the FIFA president and complies with all reporting requirements in relation to compensation. The FIFA president’s annual compensation, as well as other contractual benefits, are decided by the independent compensation sub-committee,” the spokesperson mentioned.

“FIFA is fully focused on the FIFA Council meeting on Thursday and looks forward to discussions with its members to further grow the game following the most successful FIFA World Cup in history.”

The report additionally indicated that FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom didn’t obtain an extra cost from FWC2026.

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