FIFA agreed to pay $4 million for a seven-year lease on office space in Trump Tower, according to documents obtained by Le Monde and the New York Times. Both outlets reported that the offices are rarely used.
FIFA's main U.S. office remains in Coral Gables, Florida, but the governing body added a 17th-floor office at Trump Tower in June 2025. The move is described as another example of the closeness between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and U.S. President Donald Trump.
The 2026 World Cup draw was held at the Kennedy Center, where Trump became chairman in 2025, and Infantino presented Trump with the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize during that event.
In a statement to the New York Times, FIFA said the lease "was signed in accordance with FIFA's standard internal processes."
How the office has been used
The Trump Tower space covers nearly 5,000 square feet and is used for special events rather than the day-to-day operations handled in Florida. It was used during Infantino's recent visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, where he met with Kenyan President William Ruto, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and other leaders.
Infantino then traveled to the Caribbean for Concacaf Nations League matches in Jamaica, the British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and St Kitts and Nevis.
Re-election context
Infantino is up for re-election at FIFA's Congress in March. As recently as the 2026 World Cup final, his continuity looked assured. However, an unpopular plan to invite private investment to take control of portions of the World Cup and other FIFA tournaments raised questions about whether the 56-year-old could survive a challenge from an established candidate. Infantino withdrew the proposal and has since been working to shore up support.
The only candidate to have officially declared an intent to challenge Infantino is Swiss former defender Ramon Vega, who has until Nov. 18 to submit official backing from at least five of FIFA's 211 member associations.
The president of the Confederation of African Football said last week at meetings in Cape Verde that all 54 CAF members plan to back Infantino's re-election campaign.
