FIFA boss Infantino faces pressure over undeclared salary

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 12:20 · Archive

FIFA president Gianni Infantino received an undeclared second salary of £1.3m in 2024.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is facing calls to resign after an investigation by The Times revealed he received an undeclared second salary of £1.3m in 2024. While FIFA's annual report listed his compensation as £3.88m, US tax filings show he also received £1.3m from FWC2026, the company set up to organise and run this summer's World Cup, which was not publicly disclosed by FIFA.

FIFA's statutes state that 'the individual compensation of the FIFA president...shall be made public.' The organisation has committed to publishing Infantino's salary, bonuses and allowances annually since 2016. In response to the revelation, FIFA said the president's compensation is decided by its compensation sub-committee and that it contributes to social charges and pension benefits, which it says are reported to US authorities as required.

The undisclosed payment stands in contrast to other senior officials. FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafstrom received no extra payment from FWC2026, and neither did CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani, despite chairing the FWC2026 board. Infantino is due to meet the other 36 members of the FIFA Council in Zurich for the first time since attempting to part-privatise FIFA tournaments behind their backs.

How it is being reported

• Infantino under pressure after second £1.3m salary revealedFIFA president Gianni Infantino is under increasing pressure to resign after it was revealed that he received an undeclared second salary of £1.3m in 2024.Sky Sports · 13 Oct, 12:06
• The Times: How Infantino's 'second salary' paid for luxury life in MiamiPRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, October 13: "Act 5" of the French high school protest movement begins as teachers and farmers could join in too. In India, thousands of opposition supporters have marched to the Supreme Court demanding the resignation of the electoral board chief over fraud allegations. The Times of London publishes an investigation that shows FIFA boss Gianni Infantino received a second, undeclared salary. Finally, a cat in China goes viral with people flocking from around the world to meet her.France 24 · 13 Oct, 11:59

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