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FairSquare Accuses Infantino of Bias; EU MPs Demand FIFA Probe

7/14/2026

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FairSquare filed a December 2025 ethics complaint accusing FIFA President Gianni Infantino of breaching neutrality over the Trump-Balogun case.
Fifty European Parliament members from ten countries signed a June 29 letter urging FIFA to investigate the suspension reversal.
Seventy-two parliamentarians wrote to the 27 European football association heads demanding a probe of the Balogun decision.
FIFA waived one-game bans for Argentina defender Nicolás Otamendi and Ecuador midfielder Moisés Caicedo in qualifiers.

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FairSquare filed a December 2025 ethics complaint accusing FIFA President Gianni Infantino of breaching neutrality over the Trump-Balogun case.
Fifty European Parliament members from ten countries signed a June 29 letter urging FIFA to investigate the suspension reversal.
Seventy-two parliamentarians wrote to the 27 European football association heads demanding a probe of the Balogun decision.
FIFA waived one-game bans for Argentina defender Nicolás Otamendi and Ecuador midfielder Moisés Caicedo in qualifiers.