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Norway backs FIFA ethics complaint over Infantino’s Trump peace prize

6/2/2026

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The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) backed a complaint to FIFA’s ethics committee over President Gianni Infantino’s peace-prize award to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Human-rights group FairSquare filed the original complaint, alleging Infantino violated FIFA’s political-neutrality rule.
NFF president Lise Klaveness said the federation acted alone in supporting the case.
Klaveness said the NFF will follow up after the World Cup, which runs June 11-July 19 in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) backed a complaint to FIFA’s ethics committee over President Gianni Infantino’s peace-prize award to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Human-rights group FairSquare filed the original complaint, alleging Infantino violated FIFA’s political-neutrality rule.
NFF president Lise Klaveness said the federation acted alone in supporting the case.
Klaveness said the NFF will follow up after the World Cup, which runs June 11-July 19 in the United States, Canada and Mexico.