Tuesday briefing: FIFA paid $4 million towards Infantino’s US tax bill without disclosing it to members

FIFA paid the US tax bill of its president, Gianni Infantino, after he moved from Switzerland to Miami, but did not disclose the benefit in its filings, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

The arrangement was approved at a May 2024 meeting of FIFA’s three-person committee on senior officials’ pay. Committee member Bruno Chiomento argued that FIFA should cover Infantino’s higher US taxes, as it had agreed to do for staff relocating to prepare for the 2026 World Cup.