Key facts
- The complaint claims a person on Fifa's payroll worked privately as a housekeeper for Gianni and Leena Infantino in Miami, per the Guardian.
- The complaint argues Fifa's senior leadership abused the organization's US tax-exempt status, the Guardian reported.
- Fifa holds 501(c)(4) status in the US, a category for organizations promoting community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes.
- Fifa said matters related to the president's personal and home life are private and that domestic staff costs are met by Infantino personally.
- A spokesperson for representative Jamie Raskin said the House judiciary committee had not requested documents on the housekeeper but was looking closely at the developments.
- The complaint was submitted by Washington DC lawyer Abed Ayoub, who works in immigration law, the Guardian reported.
A complaint has been filed with the US Internal Revenue Service asking it to investigate claims that a person on Fifa's payroll was working privately as a housekeeper for Fifa president Gianni Infantino and his wife, Leena Infantino, at their Miami residence, the Guardian reported on November 11, 2026. The Guardian said it had seen the complaint, which it said is supported by a number of documents.
The complaint claims the individual "performed domestic work exclusively for Fifa president Gianni Infantino and his wife, Leena Infantino, at their Miami residence, while receiving compensation or benefits through a Fifa-affiliated entity", according to the Guardian. It argues that "senior leadership, acting in their official capacity and on behalf of Fifa, have abused the entity's tax-exemption status".
Fifa holds 501(c)(4) status in the US, a category for organizations "created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes". The complaint argues that if organizational funds or resources were used to pay for services benefiting a leader's household, the arrangement raises questions about private benefit, financial reporting, compensation and governance, and about the accuracy of employment, payroll, tax and immigration records, the Guardian reported.
A Fifa spokesperson said: "Matters related to the Fifa president's personal and home life are private; however, for the avoidance of any doubt, the costs of any domestic staff are met by the Fifa president personally." Fifa also said: "We urge the media to act responsibly. As Fifa stated in August, it is evident that there is a concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine Fifa and its president. Fifa welcomes legitimate scrutiny. But scrutiny is not a licence to amplify false allegations."
The Guardian reported that the complaint was submitted by Washington DC lawyer Abed Ayoub, who works in immigration law and has served as national executive director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. The IRS was approached for comment, the Guardian said.
A spokesperson for the ranking member of the House judiciary committee, representative Jamie Raskin, said the committee had not requested documents related to the housekeeper but was "looking closely at those developments", according to the Guardian. The Guardian said the complaint, if taken up, would probably take months to complete and that IRS investigation results are commonly not published.