[Michael Gaeta - FBI Rome] - He started the relationship
Mr. Simpson agreed. Mr. Steele telephoned Michael Gaeta, an FBI agent with whom he worked on soccer corruption who was then stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Rome.“I can’t discuss it over the phone. You have to come here. Believe me, Mike, you have to come to London,” Mr. Steeletold him.
SAUCE: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/03/revealed-senior-obama-state-department-official-started-christopher-steele-fbi-alliance/