The World Cup's dirty little secret: FIFA's president wasn't the only culprit to wind up in crosshairs over his gas-guzzling private jet travel…see the worst offenders

A red card has been issued...to private jets.FIFA president Gianni Infantino wasn't the only wealthy VIP burning through jet fuel during this year’s World Cup.A staggering 92,000 private jets flew in and out of tournament host cities this summer - pumping out enough excess carbon dioxide to match the annual emissions of more than 34,000 cars, the Daily Mail can reveal.Infantino's own jet-setting sparked outrage after it emerged he flew up to 60,400 miles aboard a Gulfstream G650ER supplied by World Cup sponsor Qatar Airways.But a newly launched tracker has unveiled his flights are just one tiny sliver of a much bigger gas-guzzling issue.New Jersey's East Rutherford – home to MetLife Stadium - was the dirtiest host city by far throughout the tournament.The Garden State city saw 21,289 private jet flights swoop in and generate 39.42 kilotons of excess carbon dioxide across the eight games held there, according to an analysis by the Institute for Policy Studies' Tax Private Jets campaign.Unsurprisingly, the single worst-polluting match of the tournament was the July 19 final itself – as scores of VIPs and A-listers jetted in on 3,338 private aircraft to watch Argentina and Spain go head-to-head in the Garden State. FIFA president Gianni Infantino, pictured on a private jet in 2017, sparked outrage after it emerged he flew up to 60,400 miles aboard a Gulfstream G650ER supplied by World Cup sponsor Qatar Airways this tournament Roughly 92,000 private jets flew in and out of host cities this World Cup - pumping out enough excess carbon dioxide to match the annual emissions of more than 34,000 cars, data showKylie Jenner's private jet was among those to land at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport in time for her to attend the match with boyfriend Timothée Chalamet, flight records show. A jet belonging to Drake, who was spotted at the final, flew from Toronto to John F. Kennedy International Airport, per the records. Scores of other celebrities who are known to have or charter jets, including Tom Cruise and the Beckhams, were also spotted in the stands during the final. It wasn't immediately clear, though, if they all flew in specifically on their private planes. The Daily Mail reached out to those A-listers for comment.Overall, the whopping figure for the games played in New Jersey was about 61 percent more pollution than second-placed Arlington, Texas, which is home of the Dallas Cowboys' stadium. During the nine games held there, roughly 14,110 private jets generated 24.51 kilotons of excess carbon dioxide, per the data. Miami, where seven matches were played at the Hard Rock Stadium, rounded out the top three with 5,378 flights generating 14.93 kilotons, the analysis showed.The data tracked the number of planes and estimated emissions from the increased activity triggered by the World Cup compared to a five-year baseline for each host city. Kylie Jenner's private jet landed at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport in time for her to attend the final with boyfriend Timothée Chalamet Scores of other celebrities who are known to have or charter jets, including David and Victoria Beckham, were also spotted in the stands during the final but it's not clear if they took a private plane Tom Cruise, pictured speaking before the World Cup final, owns several private jets. It wasn't immediately clear if he used one to attend the match Drake, whose jet touched down at John F. Kennedy International Airport from Toronto, was spotted leaving the World Cup final'I'm not sure the planet can afford another massive polluting FIFA World Cup - both ecologically and economically,' Chuck Collins, director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies told the Daily Mail.And the FIFA boss was reported as one of the worst offenders.By its own tracking, Tax Private Jets identified the jet - a Qatar-registered aircraft it says matches Infantino's known schedule - as having logged 52 flights and roughly 60,400 miles over the course of the tournament, emitting an estimated 600 tons of carbon dioxide.Tracking data shows the jet often carried him to two matches in different cities across the US, Canada and Mexico on the same day.In between the quarterfinals and semifinals, Infantino even made an 11,500-mile round trip to Qatar to offer condolences to the Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, following the death of his father. The sheer number of private jets on final day generated 12.06 kilotons of excess carbon dioxide, the analysis found.The final's emissions came even though a Secret Service flight ban was put in place over parts of the New York area that weekend given President Trump's appearance at MetLife Stadium.The temporary flight restriction grounded private jets and helicopters across a wide radius for six hours on both the Friday before the final and final day itself - with special event landing fees for the weekend reaching as much as $20,000 per jet and $5,300 for a helicopter.Jet traffic climbed steadily as the tournament progressed, spiking the most around the biggest games. New Jersey's East Rutherford – home to MetLife Stadium where the final was played - saw 21,289 private jet flights swoop in and generate 39.42 kilotons of excess carbon dioxide across the eight games held there. President Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino are pictured presenting the cup trophy to Spain Miami, where seven matches were played at the Hard Rock Stadium including England's victory over France, 5,378 private jet flights generating 14.93 kilotons, according to the analysis REVEALED: The dirtiest World Cup host cities New Jersey's East Rutherford:21,289 flights across eight games = 39.42 kt in excess CO2Texas' Arlington/Dallas:14,110 flights over nine games = 24.51 kt in excess CO2Miami, Florida: 5,378 flights and seven games = 14.93 kt in excess CO2California's Inglewood:12,394 flights = 9.80 kt California's Santa Clara:3,423 flights = 9.20 ktAtlanta, Georgia: 6,304 flights = 9.19 kt Houston, Texas: 6,535 flights = 9.03 ktSeattle, Washington:3,256 flights = 8.90 ktBoston, Massachusetts:6,279 flights = 5.52 kt Kansas City, Missouri:2,825 flights = 5.42 kt Source: Institute for Policy Studies' Tax Private Jets campaign Spain's matches generated more cumulative excess carbon dioxide - 29.14 kilotons across eight fixtures - than any other team. Trailing behind was Argentina (27.74 kilotons), France (21.41 kilotons) and England (18.23 kilotons). That figure reflects total private jet traffic at each match, not jets tied to any specific team, its players or its fans.Even so, the new jet tracker's carbon dioxide figures don't include the standard 1.7x multiplier scientists use to account for aviation's wider climate impact beyond carbon alone - meaning the true toll could be higher still.'Soccer fans have happily gone to great expense this summer to see their teams play in stadiums across North America but we are all getting ripped off by private jet owners, suckling the public teat, pinkies up, spewing climate pollution,' said Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies.'At a minimum, billionaire jet owners should pay their fair share and FIFA should do more to meet its 2040 climate targets, ban private jet use, and ensure that the games are built for fans - not for the VIPs.’'Ordinary fans, players and communities shouldn't have to subsidize the indefensible excess use of private jets around the World Cup,' Collins added. 'We cover the cost of their air space, and suffer from their excessive emissions.'That disconnect between the private jet skybox set and everyone else was really on display in this tournament - that gulf between the elite beneficiaries and everyone else: the fans, the players, communities. FIFA is lagging in terms of its responsibility to everyone else. Tax Private Jets said the jet Infantino flew on logged 52 flights and roughly 60,400 miles over the course of the tournament, emitting an estimated 600 tons of carbon dioxide'There shouldn't be jets coming from Boston and Washington to New York during a major tournament like that when there are good transportation alternatives.'The tournament's 145.8 kilotons of excess carbon dioxide works out to roughly 15.2 million gallons of jet fuel, using standard aviation emissions conversions, which generated about $3.3 million in fuel tax at the current rate.Had that fuel been taxed under Senator Ed Markey's FATCAT Act - a bill the Institute for Policy Studies backs, which would hike the private jet fuel tax nearly nine-fold, from 21.9 cents to $1.95 a gallon - it would have generated an extra $26.7 million for public coffers. 'The scale of the travel makes a mockery of FIFA's environmental commitments,' said Freddie Daley, a policy adviser at the climate campaign group Possible. FIFA, for its part, pledged to cut its own emissions by 50 percent come 2030 and hit net-zero by 2040.'Whether we speak about climate, human rights, diseases, or disabilities, we are committed to play our part,' the organization's own World Cup sustainability strategy states.In the wake of the data, the Private Jet Accountability Project is now petitioning FIFA to ban private jets from future tournaments altogether. The 2030 World Cup will be spread across six countries - Spain, Portugal and Morocco, plus centenary matches in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.The Daily Mail reached out to FIFA for comment.