FIFA's Infantino Targeted by Complaint to Olympic Ethics Body After Trump Lobbying on Balogun Ban
FairSquare says Infantino’s ties to Trump and FIFA’s handling of the Balogun case show repeated breaches of neutrality rules.
- FairSquare, a London-based sports and human rights NGO, plans to file a formal complaint to the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday regarding FIFA President Gianni Infantino's alleged breach of political neutrality rules.
- Infantino has cultivated close ties with President Donald Trump since 2018, including awarding him the FIFA Peace Prize last December at the World Cup tournament draw in Washington D.C.
- The complaint follows the Folarin Balogun incident where Trump took credit for FIFA's decision to overturn a player's red card, gaining support from the Norway soccer federation and about 50 European Parliament members.
- IOC President Kirsty Coventry stated on Tuesday that the committee would investigate if a formal complaint was received, though FIFA has provided no updates on previous ethics cases in seven months.
- As the United States prepares to host the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, FIFA faces scrutiny over political neutrality, a fundamental principle of Olympism that The IOC uses to oversee Infantino's conduct.
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Soccer-Rights group plans complaint to IOC against Infantino over Trump support - Regional Media News
By Rohith Nair MIAMI, July 8 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino could face an investigation by the International Olympic Committee after a rights group announced plans on Wednesday to file a complaint alleging he breached political neutrality rules through his support for U.S. President Donald Trump. Human rights group FairSquare said it will lodge the complaint with the IOC regarding Infantino's "repeated breach of political neutrality…
FIFA prez Infantino could face probe from IOC over breach of political neutrality, alleged support to US president Trump: Report - The Tribune
FIFA handed a one-match ban to the US striker Folarin Balogun after being shown a red card during his side's win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32, but interventions from US president Trump and a legal team of US Soccer saw the red card rescinded, with FIFA citing Article 27 of its disciplinary code to allow him to face Belgium in the last 16. Now, the human rights group FairSquare has stepped in, saying that it would lodge a compla…
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