FIFA details Infantino’s $6m deal with 33% Club World Cup bonus increase

FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s pay boost revealed in latest accounts that target $14bn in revenue for 2027-30.FIFA President Gianni Infantino received a 33 percent increase in his annual bonus last year as part of a $6m pay package detailed by football’s world body.Infantino’s basic annual salary was unchanged at 2.6 million Swiss francs ($3.3m) and his bonus rose by 550,000 Swiss francs ($695,000) to 2.2 million Swiss francs ($2.78m) in 2025, when FIFA organised its first monthlong men’s Club World Cup in the United States.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Inter Miami star Lionel Messi scores milestone 900th goal, joining Ronaldolist 2 of 4Luka and LeBron combine for 70 points as Lakers win 7th straight gamelist 3 of 4Olympics urged to drop reported gender test plans for female athleteslist 4 of 4Gavaskar links Sunrisers signing of Pakistan’s Abrar to Indian deathsend of listIn each of the prior two years, Infantino’s annual bonus had been 1.65 million Swiss francs ($2m).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 $2bn to FIFA’s revenue, which is set to be at least $13bn for the four-year period through this year’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.FIFA on Thursday published annual accounts with a budget target for 2027-30 of $14bn in estimated revenue.That four-year commercial cycle includes the second edition of the men’s Club World Cup – in a host nation yet to be decided – and a men’s and women’s World Cup.The Women’s World Cup will be in Brazil in 2027 and the men’s 2030 World Cup will be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco, plus single games in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.FIFA said it aims to allocate $2.7bn of its $14bn revenue in development money to its 211-member federations, plus continental and regional football bodies. That would be a 20 percent increase on the current four-year period.