Fifa boss received 33% bonus increase after Club World Cup in US$6 million pay deal

Fifa president Gianni Infantino received a 33 per cent increase in his annual bonus last year as part of a US$6 million pay package detailed on Thursday by football’s world body.

Infantino’s basic annual salary was unchanged at 2.6 million Swiss francs (US$3.3 million) and his bonus rose by 550,000 Swiss francs to 2.2 million Swiss francs in 2025, when Fifa organised its first month-long men’s Club World Cup in the United States.

In each of the prior two years, Infantino’s annual bonus had been 1.65 million Swiss francs.

It was unclear if the Fifa leader is entitled to further payments including for keeping homes in his native Switzerland and Florida, where Fifa has a base in Coral Gables organising the 2026 World Cup across North America.

The Club World Cup, heavily backed by Saudi Arabian money, added about US$2 billion to Fifa’s revenue, which is set to be at least US$13 billion for the four-year period through this year’s World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico.

Fifa on Thursday published annual accounts with a budget target for 2027-30 of US$14 billion in estimated revenue.

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