"According to reports by both The Athletic and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the letter is eight pages long and lists four alleged violations of FIFA guidelines. FairSquare is also calling for an investigation into the awarding of the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump. The allegations relate to Infantino's close relationship with the US president, and are based on Article 15 of the FIFA Code of Ethics, which requires all officials to remain politically neutral."
"One of the allegations concerns last Friday's World Cup draw. A FIFA video played during the draw explicitly praised Trump's political measures and repeated his message that he had ended numerous wars around the world. Infantino emphasized that Trump could always count on his support. Infantino had already nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize at the beginning of October."
"They are not permitted to make any public statements or take any actions that could be interpreted as supporting or opposing political parties, governments or their programs. Violations can be punished with fines and bans from all football-related activities."
FairSquare filed an eight-page complaint with FIFA's ethics committee alleging repeated violations of Article 15 by Gianni Infantino. The complaint lists four alleged breaches tied to Infantino's close relationship with US President Donald Trump and requests an investigation into the awarding of the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to Trump. The complaint highlights a World Cup draw video that praised Trump's policies, Infantino's public declarations of support, and a prior nomination of Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Potential sanctions for breaches of political neutrality include fines and bans from football-related activities.
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