Complaint asks US tax agency to examine claims about FIFA-paid housekeeper for Infantino
A complaint filed with the US Internal Revenue Service, the federal tax agency, calls for an investigation into claims that an individual on FIFA's payroll worked privately as a housekeeper for FIFA president Gianni Infantino, according to The Guardian, which reported the complaint on 11 November 2026.
The complaint claims the individual performed domestic work exclusively for Infantino and his wife, Leena Infantino, at their residence in Miami. It further claims the person received compensation or benefits through a FIFA-affiliated entity. FIFA, the international governing body of football (soccer), holds 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status in the United States, a designation for certain nonprofit organisations under US tax law.
The complaint was submitted by Abed Ayoub, a lawyer based in Washington DC. Ayoub works in immigration law and has served as national executive director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.
A FIFA spokesperson said the costs of any domestic staff are met by the FIFA president personally.
A spokesperson for Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, the senior member of the committee from the minority party, said the committee had not requested documents related to the housekeeper. The spokesperson said the committee was following those developments closely.
