Compensation
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Compensation

As part of FIFA’s statutory commitment to transparency, the annual compensation paid to the key members of FIFA senior management, the chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of its committees and the members of the FIFA Council is published below.

FIFA Council

According to the rules and principles in place for 2022, the FIFA Council Senior Vice-President and Vice-Presidents who are also confederation presidents each receive a net annual compensation of USD 300,000 (USD 300,000 in 2021). FIFA Council Vice-Presidents who are not confederation presidents and FIFA Council members each receive a net annual compensation of USD 250,000 (USD 250,000 in 2021). The net compensation may vary depending on the taxation situation of the individual Council member. Individual Council members voluntarily waived some or all of their compensation during their term of appointment. Each member also receives a daily allowance while on duty of USD 250, or USD 150 if FIFA covers breakfast and lunch or dinner.

Under the FIFA Compensation, Expenses and Benefits Regulations for Senior Officials, FIFA covers the employer’s and employee’s social security contributions. Withholding taxes are deducted from the compensation and paid directly by FIFA to the tax authorities. FIFA does not cover social security contributions or taxes that may also be due in the Council member’s country of residence.

FIFA Council members and FIFA senior management

Alle Zahlen in USD Ohne Pensionskassenbeiträge Mit Pensionskassenbeiträgen
FIFA-Ratsmitglieder* 12 797 440 13 189 990
FIFA-Geschäftsleitung** 17 364 489 18 749 387
Total 30 161 929 31 939 377

* An annual pension payment is made to long-serving FIFA Council members not falling under the FIFA Compensation, Expenses and Benefits Regulations for Senior Officials, which entered into force in March 2017. Previous pension entitlements are limited to a maximum of the number of years that the member has served on the Council.

** As at 31 December 2022, the FIFA management comprised the President and the Secretary General, the two Deputy Secretaries General and the eight division Chief Officers. FIFA management members ending or starting their employment during the year were compensated on a pro-rata basis. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ bonus awarded in 2022 to the Deputy Secretaries General and the division Chief Officers will be paid in 2023.

FIFA President and FIFA Secretary General

Alle Zahlen in CHF Bruttogehalt (Grundgehalt) Bruttogehalt (variabler Anteil) Spesenpauschale
FIFA-Präsident Gianni Infantino 1 950 000 1 650 000 24 000
FIFA-Generalsekretärin Fatma Samoura 1 300 000 600 000 24 000

The gross salary (variable) awarded in 2022 will be paid in 2023. The amounts listed above are before taxes payable by the President and the Secretary General. As with all of its employees, FIFA contributes to the Swiss social charges, pension fund, accident insurance and other employee benefits for both the President and the Secretary General.

Members of the FIFA Council as at 31 December 2022

Name Von Mitglied seit
Präsident Gianni Infantino Schweiz/Italien 2016
Erster Vizepräsident Cheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa Bahrain 2013
Vizepräsidenten Alejandro Domínguez Paraguay 2016
Victor Montagliani Kanada 2016
Aleksander Čeferin Slowenien 2016
Sándor Csányi Ungarn 2017
Lambert Maltock Vanuatu 2018
Patrice Motsepe Südafrika 2021
David Martin Nordirland 2021
Mitglieder Hany Abo Rida Ägypten 2009
Sonia Fulford Turks- und Caicos-Inseln 2013
Kohzo Tashima Japan 2015
Fernando Sarney Brasilien 2015
Pedro Chaluja Panama 2016
Luis Hernández Kuba 2016
María Sol Muñoz Altamirano Ecuador 2016
Evelina Christillin Italien 2016
Ramón Jesurún Kolumbien 2016
Dejan Savićević Montenegro 2017
Mahfuza Akhter Kiron Bangladesh 2017
Mariano Araneta Philippinen 2017
Georgios Koumas Zypern 2018
Johanna Wood Neuseeland 2019
Rajesh Patel Fidschi 2019
Du Zhaocai VR China 2019
Praful Patel Indien 2019
Saoud Al Mohannadi* Katar 2019
Noël Le Graët Frankreich 2019
Ignacio Alonso Uruguay 2019
Fouzi Lekjaa Marokko 2021
Mamoutou Touré Mali 2021
Mathurin de Chacus Benin 2021
Amaju Pinnick Nigeria 2021
Isha Johansen Sierra Leone 2021
Răzvan Burleanu Rumänien 2021
Peter Peters Deutschland 2021
Yon de Luisa Mexiko 2021

* FIFA Council member Saoud Al Mohannadi sadly passed away on 10 January 2023. He was elected to the FIFA Council in April 2019.

FIFA committees

Chairpersons, deputy chairpersons and all members of independent committees and the independent members of all standing committees receive flat-rate compensation as outlined below.

Members of the Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee and of the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee receive annual compensation of USD 15,000. Members of the other independent committees, the independent members of all standing committees and the members of all football tribunal committees receive annual compensation of USD 7,500, with the exception of the independent member of the Compensation Sub-Committee, who receives annual compensation of USD 35,000.

In addition to the annual flat-rate compensation paid to chairpersons and deputy chairpersons, members of independent committees and independent members of all FIFA standing committees are granted a daily allowance while on duty of USD 250, or USD 150 if FIFA covers breakfast and lunch or dinner.

Members who do not receive annual compensation are granted a daily allowance while on duty of USD 300, or USD 200 if FIFA covers breakfast and lunch or dinner. In addition, members of FIFA’s committees may be separately compensated for special assignments given to them by the respective committee. No bonuses of any kind are granted.

The following figures represent the total gross compensation in USD dollars, excluding daily allowances and employees’ social security contributions covered by FIFA, due in 2022.

Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee

The total costs of the Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee in 2022 were USD 731,533, which includes daily allowances, travel/transport, accommodation and meals, external services and staff-related costs.

Judicial bodies

The total costs of FIFA’s judicial bodies in 2022 were USD 3,075,042, which includes daily allowances, travel/transport and security, accommodation and meals, freelance contractors, translation/interpreting, printed materials, IT hardware/software and communications, legal consultancy and staff-related costs.

The costs were as follows:

Ethics Commitee: USD 1,689,156
Disciplinary Commitee: USD 744,343
Appeal Commitee: USD 641,543

Committee chairpersons and deputy chairpersons

The annual compensation for the chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of the independent and standing committees is detailed in the table opposite.

Transactions with related parties

FIFA’s related-party policy requires FIFA officials to disclose related parties and related-party transactions in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Each year, all Council members renew their Related-Party Declarations, thereby identifying any relevant possible conflicts of interest. Any such disclosures are managed on a case-by-case basis.

External audits

Under the FIFA Statutes, the external auditors (currently PwC) are appointed by the FIFA Congress, and are responsible for auditing the annual consolidated financial statements of FIFA and submitting an audit report to the FIFA Council. In addition to the statutory audit, PwC also provided other assurance-related and non-audit services to FIFA.

Alle Zahlen in USD 2022
Honorar für statutarische Buchprüfung* 920 130
Honorar für sonstige Bestätigungsleistungen 524 000
Honorar für buchprüfungsfremde Leistungen 591 154

* Total statutory audit fees are based on PwC engagement letters in the 2022 financial year and exclude out-of-pocket expenses.

FIFA committee chairpersons and deputy chairpersons as at 31 December 2022

Kommission Funktion Name Jahresbruttovergütung 2022 (in USD)***
Unabhängige Kommissionen
Governance-, Audit- und Compliance-Kommission Vorsitzender Mukul Mudgal* 250 000
Vizevorsitzender Christopher Mihm* 75 000
Ethikkommission – Untersuchungskammer Vorsitzender Martin Ngoga 250 000
Vizevorsitzender Bruno De Vita 75 000
Vizevorsitzender Parusuraman Subramanian 75 000
Ethikkommission – rechtsprechende Kammer Vorsitzender Vassilios Skouris 215 000
Vizevorsitzender María Claudia Rojas 53 000
Vizevorsitzender Fiti Sunia 53 000
Disziplinarkommission Vorsitzender Jorge Palacio 160 000
Vizevorsitzender Anin Yeboah 26 000
Berufungskommission Vorsitzender Neil Eggleston 160 000
Vizevorsitzender Thomas Bodström 26 000
Ständige Kommissionen
Entwicklungskommission Vorsitzender Cheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa** -
Vizevorsitzender Lydia Nsekera 26 000
Finanzkommission Vorsitzender Alejandro Domínguez*/** -
Vizevorsitzender Sandra Fruean 26 000
Kommission der Interessengruppen des Fussballs Vorsitzender Victor Montagliani** -
Vizevorsitzender Evelina Christillin** -
Medizinische Kommission Vorsitzender unbesetzt -
Kommission der Mitgliedsverbände Vorsitzender unbesetzt -
Vizevorsitzender Sonia Fulford** -
Organisationskommission für FIFA-Wettbewerbe Vorsitzender Aleksander Čeferin** -
Vizevorsitzender María Sol Muñoz Altamirano** -
Schiedsrichterkommission Vorsitzender Pierluigi Collina 215 000
Vizevorsitzender Hany Taleb Al-Raeesi 7 500
Fussballgericht
Kammer für den Status von Spielern Vorsitzender Javier Vijande Penas 53 000
Vizevorsitzender Sarah Ochwada 7 500
Kammer zur Beilegung von Streitigkeiten Vorsitzender Frans de Weger 160 000
Vizevorsitzender Clifford Hendel 75 000
Vizevorsitzender Omar Ongaro 75 000
Kammer für Vermittler Vorsitzender unbesetzt -
Vizevorsitzender unbesetzt -

* Mukul Mudgal is also the chairperson of the Review Committee and of the Compensation Sub-Committee, but did not receive any compensation for these roles. Christopher Mihm is also a member of the Review Committee, but he did not receive any compensation for this role. Alejandro Domínguez is also a member of the Compensation Sub-Committee, but he did not receive any compensation for this role.

** Members of the FIFA Council do not receive additional compensation for their roles as chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of FIFA committees.

*** Individuals ending or starting their terms during the year were compensated on a pro-rata basis.