In 10 years as the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino has become a wealthy man. His reign is set to reach its peak during the expanded 2026 World Cup, now featuring 48 teams and co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19. Since he was elected president of football’s global governing body in February 2016, Infantino’s earnings have soared at a remarkable rate.
Evidence of this financial gain can be found in the “Form 990” tax declarations that FIFA, a Swiss-registered non-profit organization exempt from US taxes since June 1994, is required to file each year with the federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
According to the federation’s tax filings with US authorities, submitted on November 12, 2025, and seen by Le Monde before their publication at the end of December, Infantino’s total cost to FIFA reached $6.133 million in 2024. This included $2.954 million in base compensation, $1.874 million in bonuses, $1.148 million in “other reportable compensation” and $155,000 in “retirement and other deferred compensation.” Eight years earlier, FIFA had reported to US authorities only $1.5 million for Infantino. FIFA’s secretary general, Matthias Grafstrรถm, cost the organization $2.262 million in 2024.
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