The Times published a correction and an apology to Gianni Infantino and FIFA after a 13 October article. FIFA took note on Wednesday, 21 October, at 09:30. This is a press correction, not a court verdict and not an inquiry closed by a prosecutor.

The text quoted by FIFA says the paper had reported that Infantino received a “second salary” from FIFA that FIFA had failed to disclose. “This is incorrect. There was no ‘second salary.’” Expenses and reimbursements received by Infantino, the correction says, need not appear in the annual report as “compensation” under Swiss reporting rules. A reporting interpretation, not an audit published today.

The same note withdraws the claim that Infantino bought a Miami property at a suspected undervalue. It also accepts that neither he nor his family are the legal or beneficial owners of Shadi LLC and have no control over that company, contrary to what the article had suggested. Press retractions, not a company-register ruling.

News.ro, on 21 October, says the original investigation tied the “second salary” to the 2026 World Cup organising company and that The Times apology appeared on Tuesday. FIFA’s Wednesday note reproduces the correction and dates it “today”. The closed fact is the publication of the apology, not the exact hour of a PDF on The Times site.

FIFA restates, from August, its own assessment that there is a concerted effort to undermine the organisation and its president. It urges the media to check sources. It says it welcomes legitimate scrutiny but will challenge firmly information it considers false. An institutional position, not a court finding.

Until another article or a proceeding, the closed fact is the correction: The Times withdraws the “second salary”, the below-value Miami property and control of Shadi LLC, and apologises. A published correction, not a verdict.

Image: albinfo, Home of FIFA, Zurich, 1 October 2016, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; the 2016 headquarters, not a photograph of the 21 October 2026 correction.

Sources consulted: No double salary for Infantino: The Times apologises to the FIFA president - News.ro; FIFA and FIFA President receive an apology from The Times - FIFA, 21 October 2026.