NewsThe GameMon 12 Oct 2026

FIFA president Infantino received undisclosed $1.7M World Cup payment

FIFA president Gianni Infantino appears to have breached FIFA regulations after an IRS filing revealed an undisclosed $1.72 million pay package on top of his declared salary for 2024.

— ESPN — Soccer, publisher's words · Read the original ↗

28 outlets10 languages14 countriesUpdated Wed 14 Oct, 00:05 UTC

Who broke it

Record

Mon 12 Oct 2026, 17:53 UTC

ES · MX

Followed by

outlets in 10 languages over 23 h 49 min.

Our read

Corroborated (3)

3 of 5 outlets each added at least one detail no earlier report had; the other 2 repeat it. That is independence, not agreement: two of them can still contradict each other.

Judged on the 5 outlets in our latest edition; the timeline keeps all 28 we have seen.

Coverage timeline

28 outlets · first-seen order

+0 minMon 12 Oct 17:53
RecordES · MXBroke it
Gianni Infantino habría recibido 1.7 millones de dólares extra por el Mundial 2026
+6 minMon 12 Oct 18:00
Foot MercatoFR · FROwn reporting
La réélection de Gianni Infantino est menacée par la candidature surprise d’Arsène Wenger !
- +3 h 21 minGianni Infantino baigne dans un nouveau scandale à plusieurs millions de dollars !
- +20 h 10 minLa FIFA sort du silence face au nouveau scandale qui éclabousse Gianni Infantino !
+18 minMon 12 Oct 18:11
Calciomercato.comIT · ITRepeats
L'inchiesta del Times: "Infantino riceveva un doppio stipendio non dichiarato dalla Fifa"
Cites STIPENDIO NASCOSTO, The Times
+1 h 24 minMon 12 Oct 19:18
La Gazzetta dello SportIT · ITOwn reporting
Infantino, nuovo scandalo? Il Times: "Riceveva un secondo stipendio non dichiarato dalla Fifa"
+2 h 27 minMon 12 Oct 20:21
TuttosportIT · ITOwn reporting
Infantino, altra bufera! "Secondo stipendio non dichiarato": l’inchiesta getta la Fifa nel caos
+2 h 59 minMon 12 Oct 20:52
A BolaPT · PTRepeats
Novo escândalo com Gianni Infantino na FIFA
+3 h 7 minMon 12 Oct 21:00
SportmediasetIT · ITRepeats
Un altro stipendio e la mega villa a Miami, nuova bufera su Infantino: l'inchiesta del Times lo mette nei guai
+3 h 18 minMon 12 Oct 21:11
Dagbladet SportNO · NOOwn reporting
Sjokkavsløring: Ikke nevnt i rapport
+4 h 2 minMon 12 Oct 21:56
MaisfutebolPT · PTRepeats
Nova polémica na FIFA: Infantino terá recebido segundo salário não declarado
+11 h 5 minTue 13 Oct 04:59
RMC Sport — FootballFR · FRRepeats
Plusieurs millions non déclarés, villa à Miami... Gianni Infantino au coeur d'un nouveau scandale financier
- +19 h 37 minUn "second salaire" pour Infantino? La Fifa dément tout versement d'une énorme somme non déclarée à son dirigeant
+11 h 6 minTue 13 Oct 05:00
WalfootFR · BERepeats
Gianni Infantino bientôt défié à la FIFA ? Un grand nom du football pourrait se présenter contre lui
+12 h 7 minTue 13 Oct 06:00
ESPN — SoccerEN · USOwn reporting
FIFA president Infantino received undisclosed $1.7M World Cup payment
+13 h 18 minTue 13 Oct 07:11
Mundo Deportivo — FútbolES · ESRepeats
The Times destapa un nuevo escándalo con Infantino: millones en pagos no declarados
Cites The Times
+13 h 57 minTue 13 Oct 07:50
MaxifootFR · FRRepeats
FIFA : une nouvelle polémique pour Infantino
Cites The Times
- +14 h 47 minFIFA : un nouveau scandale pour Infantino ?
+14 h 1 minTue 13 Oct 07:54
Sportske NovostiHR · HRRepeats
Novi potres u FIFA-i, ovo bi mogao biti konačan pad! Infantino ‘ispod stola‘ primio pravo malo bogatstvo
+14 h 2 minTue 13 Oct 07:55
DH Les SportsFR · BERepeats
Gianni Infantino au cœur d’un nouveau scandale : le président de la FIFA aurait perçu plusieurs millions d’euros non déclarés
+14 h 20 minTue 13 Oct 08:14
VoetbalPrimeurNL · NLRepeats
'Infantino opnieuw in opspraak: miljoenenbonus van FIFA-baas zou zijn verzwegen'
Cites The Times
+15 h 2 minTue 13 Oct 08:55
Voetbal InternationalNL · NLRepeats
'Infantino kreeg miljoenen extra en woonde in luxevilla in Miami'
Cites The Times
+15 h 10 minTue 13 Oct 09:04
ProSportRO · RORepeats
Un nou scandal IMENS zguduie FIFA din temelii: Infantino a „palmat” milioane de euro! Dezvăluiri fără precedent făcute de The Times
Cites The Times
+15 h 27 minTue 13 Oct 09:21
Calcio e FinanzaIT · ITRepeats
Times: ombre su Infantino. Spunta un secondo stipendio non dichiarato dalla FIFA
+17 h 27 minTue 13 Oct 11:21
Sky Sports — FootballEN · GBRepeats
Infantino under pressure after £1.3m US payment revealed
- +17 h 27 minInfantino under pressure after second £1.3m salary revealed
+19 h 1 minTue 13 Oct 12:54
Sportschau (ARD)DE · DERepeats
Fragen zu Infantinos Vergütung
Cites The Times
+19 h 1 minTue 13 Oct 12:55
Der Spiegel — FußballDE · DEOwn reporting
Fifa: Gianni Infantino gerät nach Enthüllungen über sein Gehalt unter Druck
+19 h 54 minTue 13 Oct 13:47
Estadao EsportesPT · BROwn reporting
Jornal inglês revela salário não declarado de Infantino para bancar vida luxuosa em Miami
Cites The Times
+20 h 8 minTue 13 Oct 14:01
Süddeutsche Zeitung — SportDE · DEOwn reporting
Fifa: Eine geheime Zahlung für Infantino
+21 h 26 minTue 13 Oct 15:20
Maquina do EsportePT · BROwn reporting
Pressão sobre Infantino aumenta após vazamento de “segundo salário” de US$ 1,76 milhão na Copa 2026
Cites The Times
+22 h 7 minTue 13 Oct 16:00
Le Parisien — SportFR · FROwn reporting
Gianni Infantino : la Fifa dément avoir versé un « second salaire » d’1,9 million d’euros à son président
+23 h 49 minTue 13 Oct 17:42
ASES · ESOwn reporting
Otro frente para Infantino
Cites The Times

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