- Fifa president Gianni Infantino received an undisclosed $1.72 million payment from the organisation operating the 2026 World Cup, according to documents obtained by ESPN.
- The payout was omitted from Fifa's 2024 annual report and came on top of Infantino's salary and benefits package totalling around $4.9 million.
- The failure to declare the payment is a potential breach of Fifa statutes, which mandate that all executive compensation must be made public.
- Fifa strongly rejected the claims, stating that it complies with all reporting rules and that its accounts are independently audited.
- Infantino, who has been in post since 2016, still intends to stand for re-election as Fifa president next March.
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