FIFA President Gianni Infantino is under renewed pressure to resign after financial documents showed he received an additional £1.3 million from the company organising the 2026 World Cup, on top of his publicly reported salary.
The payment from FWC2026, the entity set up to run the tournament, was not separately disclosed in FIFA’s annual report. US tax filings listed the sum, worth about $1.76 million, while Infantino’s reported 2024 salary stood at £3.88 million (approximately $5.1 million).
Article 43, paragraph 13 of FIFA’s statutes requires that the individual compensation of the president, FIFA Council members and the secretary general be made public. The latest disclosures have raised questions about transparency and compliance with those rules.
FIFA rejected claims of non-disclosure or any statute violation. A spokesperson said the organisation did not pay the president a second salary and had met all reporting requirements. Infantino’s annual compensation and other contractual benefits were set by an independent compensation sub-committee, the statement added. FIFA said its accounts are independently audited and its declarations comply with tax rules in Switzerland, the United States and other jurisdictions.
The controversy arrives as Infantino faces wider criticism of his leadership, including over abandoned plans to bring private investment into FIFA tournaments. He is due to meet the other 36 members of the FIFA Council in Zurich on Thursday—his first gathering with them since the investment proposals drew opposition.
Several European leagues have called for reforms. According to Sky Sports, Infantino has lost the support of UEFA and some federations in North America and Asia, though he is still believed to hold substantial backing in Africa and South America.
Infantino has confirmed he will seek another term in the March 2027 presidential election. First elected in 2016, he was returned unopposed in 2019 and 2023. FIFA limits presidents to three terms, but his initial three-year stint is not counted toward the limit, leaving him eligible to stand again.
No major challenger has yet emerged. Former Tottenham and Switzerland defender Ramon Vega has expressed interest but is considered unlikely to secure the five member associations needed to become an official candidate. The deadline for declarations is 18 November.
The additional payment revelations add further scrutiny as Infantino prepares for the next election.
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