Lawyer asks IRS to investigate Fifa-funded domestic worker claims

A US complaint asks the Internal Revenue Service to investigate claims that a person paid through a Fifa-affiliated entity worked as a housekeeper exclusively for Fifa president Gianni Infantino and his wife. The allegations raise questions about whether Fifa resources were used for a leader’s private benefit, which could put the organisation’s US tax-exempt status at risk if they were substantiated.

The complaint was filed by Washington DC lawyer Abed Ayoub and asks officials to examine payroll, tax, employment and immigration records. Fifa says Infantino personally pays the costs of any domestic staff and calls the claims false; the IRS has been approached for comment. Any investigation could take months, and its findings might not be published, though resulting action would be public.