FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces mounting scrutiny after reports say he received an undeclared “second salary” linked to the 2026 World Cup. The payments, described across outlets as previously undisclosed, were reported as $1.72 million (about £1.3 million) paid in 2024 by a company set up to run the 2026 tournament.
Outlets frame the issue as a transparency and disclosure controversy. Yahoo Sports and Inside World Football report the existence of a World Cup-related payment made in 2024 that was not previously made public. Sky News and Sky Sports add that the revelation increases political and governance pressure on Infantino, including calls for him to resign, while noting the broader context of FIFA’s ongoing challenges and scrutiny of leadership conduct.
No sources in the provided material explain the payment’s legal or contractual basis in detail, nor do they offer a definitive resolution. The reporting centers on the fact of an additional World Cup-linked payment and the question of whether it should have been declared.
