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Norway backs complaint against FIFA’s controversial peace prize for Trump The Norwegian Football Federation has backed a complaint against FIFA’s controversial decision to award Trump a peace prize.

Norwegian FA confirms support for ethics complaint against FIFA chief ... Norwegian FA confirms support for ethics complaint against FIFA chief Infantino Sign up now: Get the biggest sports news in your inbox Jun 1, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; FIFA President Gianni Infantino holds the World Cup trophy while he speaks during the grand opening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup international broadcast center at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images REUTERS Published Jun 02, 2026, 11:40 PM Updated Jun 02, 2026, 11:40 PM Set as preferred source Listen June 2 - The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) has formally backed an official complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over a breach of political neutrality rules, president Lise Klaveness said on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the national team's departure for the World Cup, Klaveness stated that the NFF's letter of support had been officially submitted. She acknowledged that the move has triggered political friction within football's world governing body. Klaveness had earlier called on FIFA to scrap the award to protect its political neutrality. FIFA faced intense…

Norway Ask FIFA to Investigate Gianni Infantino Ahead of World Cup By Laurynas Puikys Published Apr 27, 2026, 5:05 PM GMT+1 Sign in to your GiveMeSport account Norwegian Football Association president Lise Klaveness has called for the abolition of the FIFA Peace Prize, which was awarded to U.S. President Donald Trump, and says she supports an ethics complaint against Gianni Infantino. The FIFA president came under fire for awarding the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to Trump in December during the draw for the 2026 World Cup . The decision to honour Trump was seen by many as a consolation prize, given his numerous statements that he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Human rights campaign group FairSquare has alleged that Infantino and FIFA may have breached their own ethical guidelines regarding political impartiality by awarding the prize to Trump. Norway Support Complaint Against Infantino Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump Klaveness says the Norwegian football federation is ‘critical’ of the creation of the peace prize and believes FIFA should scrap it to avoid being drawn into politics. She told NRK on Monday: “Absolutely. We are critical of its creation. It had no basis in …

Norwegian FA backs formal FIFA Ethics complaint over Infantino's award ... June 3 – The Norwegian FA (NFF) has confirmed it is backing an official complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over an alleged breach of political neutrality rules. The NFF’s letter backs the complaint by NGO FairSquare to the FIFA ethics committee, demanding an investigation over alleged breaches of neutrality by Infantino. Speaking at a press conference, Lise Klaveness, the chair of the NFF, confirmed that the NFF’s letter of support had been officially submitted. “We have sent it, and it is causing some political reactions,” said Klaveness. “But it is sent, and that is checked off. We will follow up, push forward, request meetings, and build momentum on this as soon as the World Cup is over.” Klaveness has previously demanded that FIFA scrap the Peace Prize award to protect the organisation’s political neutrality. ‌At the last World Cup draw in December, Infantino awarded the prize to US President Donald Trump. Article 15 of the FIFA Code of Ethics enshrines the duty of neutrality for football officials, including the FIFA president. The article’s first paragraph reads: “In dealings with gover…

Norwegian FA supports ethics complaint against FIFA's Infantino The Norwegian Football Federation President Lise Klaveness said that the NFF has “formally backed an official complaint” against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over a “breach of political neutrality rules.” She said that the letter of support has been “officially submitted,” while noting that the move has “triggered political friction within football’s world governing body.” Klaveness earlier called on FIFA to scrap the FIFA Peace Prize . The complaint was originally lodged by FairSquare with FIFA’s ethics committee and “objects to Infantino presenting a ‘peace prize’” to President Trump ( REUTERS, 6/2 ).

Norway backs complaint against Infantino in Trump peace prize row The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) has formally backed a complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over an alleged breach of political neutrality rules, President Lise...

"FIFA Peace Prize Controversy: Norway Backs Complaint Against Infantino ... President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from Gianni Infantino during the 2026 World Cup draw in December 2025. The award has sparked an ethics complaint from Norway’s football federation. Credit: Jia Haocheng/Pool/Getty Images The FIFA Peace Prize – created and awarded just five months ago – is facing its first existential crisis. Lise Klaveness, president of the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF), has formally requested FIFA abolish the award after its inaugural presentation to former U.S. President Donald Trump, calling it “a serious matter that a political award is introduced without any basis.” The controversy centers on what Klaveness describes as a fundamental breach of FIFA’s own statutes regarding political neutrality. In an interview with Norwegian broadcaster NRK on Monday, she stated: “Absolutely. We are critical of its creation. It had no basis in the FIFA Congress. It has no legitimacy, and We see clearly outside FIFA’s mandate.” The Award That Wasn’t Approved According to FIFA’s official records, the Peace Prize was never presented to or approved by the FIFA Congress – the organ…

The Norwegian FA has officially filed a complaint against FIFA after Donald Trump received the FIFA Peace Prize during the 2025 World Cup draw. They believe FIFA may have violated its political neutrality rules.

Norwegian FA supports FairSquare's ethics complaint against FIFA ... The Norwegian Football Federation have announced their support for FairSquare’s filing of an ethics complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and have said they will write to FIFA to relay their concerns. FairSquarefiled its complaintwith the Investigatory Chamber to the Ethics Committee on 8 December 2025, three days after Gianni Infantino awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump. The complaint addressed four occasions on which Mr Infantino expressed his public support for the actions and policies of President Trump and also requested that the Ethics Committee investigate apparent violations of FIFA’s procedural rules in the award of the prize. FIFA acknowledged receipt of the complaint on 12 December, but noted that it was “not in a position to provide you with any further information regarding the state of the proceedings.” At apress conferenceon 27 April, NFF PresidentLise Klaveness said“first and foremostwe support that FairSquare has made the complaintand that it should be addressed, it should be assessed and it should be a transparent process.” Klaveness criticised the…

Norwegian FA supports ethics complaint against FIFA chief Infantino NFF president Lise Klaveness has called on FIFA to scrap the FIFA Peace Prize award to protect its political neutrality.