"More broadly, this is about how FIFA's absurd governance structure has allowed Gianni Infantino to openly flout the organisation's rules and act in ways that are both dangerous and directly contrary to the interests of the world's most popular sport, said McGeehan, head of the London-based advocacy group. According to the eight-page complaint from the rights group filed with FIFA on Monday, Infantino's awarding of the peace prize to a sitting political leader is in and of itself a clear breach of FIFA's duty of neutrality."
"FIFA President Gianni Infantino's effusive praise for Donald Trump and the decision by the world football governing body to award a peace prize to the US president have triggered a formal complaint over ethics violations and political neutrality. Human rights group FairSquare said on Tuesday that it has filed a complaint with FIFA's ethics committee, claiming the organisation's behaviour was against the common interests of the global football community."
FairSquare filed an eight-page complaint with FIFA's ethics committee alleging that FIFA and President Gianni Infantino breached political neutrality by awarding and praising Donald Trump. The complaint cites Infantino's December 6 presentation of FIFA's inaugural peace prize to Trump during the 2026 World Cup draw and earlier social-media lobbying for a Nobel Peace Prize. FairSquare contends that awarding a peace prize to a sitting political leader breaches FIFA's duty of neutrality and that unilateral action without statutory authority would amount to an egregious abuse of power. FairSquare requests an independent review of Infantino's actions and FIFA governance.
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