"FairSquare co-director Nick McGeehan said on Bluesky that the nonprofit that's based in London, U.K., submitted a complaint with the FIFA Ethics Committee, calling for an investigation into Infantino. It alleges "repeated breaches" of the organization's Code of Ethics, "which requires football officials remain politically neutral" in dealing with governments, according to McGeehan. What we're watching: It wasn't immediately clear whether the FIFA Ethics Committee would investigate the complaint and representatives for the organization did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment."
"FairSquare co-director Nick McGeehan said on Bluesky that the nonprofit that's based in London, U.K., submitted a complaint with the FIFA Ethics Committee, calling for an investigation into Infantino. It alleges "repeated breaches" of the organization's Code of Ethics, "which requires football officials remain politically neutral" in dealing with governments, according to McGeehan. Context: FIFA requires that anyone bound by its ethics code "remain politically neutral." Those who violate this "Duty of Neutrality" requirement face a ban from soccer of up to two years."
FairSquare, a London-based nonprofit, submitted a complaint to the FIFA Ethics Committee calling for an investigation into Gianni Infantino. The complaint alleges repeated breaches of FIFA's Code of Ethics, specifically violations of the Duty of Neutrality requiring football officials to remain politically neutral in dealings with governments. FIFA's ethics code allows sanctions including bans from soccer of up to two years for Duty of Neutrality violations. It was not immediately clear whether the FIFA Ethics Committee would open an investigation. Representatives for FairSquare did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.
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