The Norwegian Football Association (NFF) says it supports an official ethics complaint concerning FIFA president Gianni Infantino, following his award of a “FIFA Peace Prize” to former US president Donald Trump. NFF chair Lise Klaveness confirmed the NFF has submitted a letter backing a complaint to FIFA’s ethics committee. The complaint is reportedly filed by the NGO FairSquare and alleges that Infantino has breached FIFA’s political neutrality rules. Klaveness is calling on FIFA to address the issue, including by scrapping the Peace Prize award, to help preserve the organisation’s political neutrality. Multiple outlets report that the NFF’s support is formal and has been provided through an official letter to the ethics committee. The NFF’s stated position is that the matter warrants investigation under FIFA’s ethics framework, rather than being treated as a purely ceremonial decision.
Norwegian Football Association backs ethics complaint against FIFA chief Infantino
The Norwegian Football Association (NFF) says it supports an official ethics complaint concerning FIFA president Gianni Infantino, following his award of a “FIFA Peace Prize” to former US president Do...
- The Norwegian Football Association (NFF) confirms it has submitted a letter supporting an ethics complaint about FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
- The complaint is made to FIFA’s ethics committee and is linked to Infantino’s FIFA Peace Prize award to Donald Trump.
- The NFF says the case involves alleged breaches of FIFA political neutrality rules.
- NFF chair Lise Klaveness calls on FIFA to scrap the Peace Prize award and protect political neutrality.
- The complaint is backed by NFF and associated with the NGO FairSquare.
June 3 – The Norwegian FA (NFF) has confirmed it is backing an official complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over an alleged breach of political neutrality rules. The NFF’s letter backs the complaint by NGO FairSquare to the FIFA ethics committee, demanding an investigation over alleged breaches of neutrality by Infantino. Speaking at a press conference, Lise Klaveness, the chair of the NFF, confirmed that the NFF’s letter of support had been officially submitted. Read more … The post Norwegian FA backs formal FIFA Ethics complaint over Infantino’s award of Peace Prize to Trump appeared first on Inside World Football.
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