Norwegian FA calls for FIFA investigation into Infantino
The Norwegian Football Association has filed two complaints about three issues involving the FIFA president and world football’s governing body.
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The Norwegian Football Association has filed complaints with two FIFA bodies about three controversial issues involving chairman Gianni Infantino. The association is calling for investigations into the FIFA Peace Prize, a disciplinary decision involving American player Folarin Balogun and a withdrawn investment plan.
Norges Fotballforbund submitted two separate letters on Monday to FIFA’s Ethics Committee and its Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee. The latter body deals with oversight, auditing and compliance. The Norwegian association says the bodies should investigate whether rules and procedures were followed.
One of the three issues is the FIFA Peace Prize, established in 2025 and awarded to US President Donald Trump. Among other things, the Norwegians want to know who approved the prize and whether its creation fell within the powers of the FIFA president. They also ask for attention to the political neutrality of world football’s governing body.
The second issue concerns Folarin Balogun, a player for the United States national team. His automatic suspension after a red card during the World Cup was lifted, allowing him to play in the next match. The Norwegian association wants an investigation into which contacts preceded that decision and whether the independence of the disciplinary procedure was safeguarded.
The third subject is FIFA Forward Enterprise. According to the Norwegian association, the plan provided for the sale of about 20 per cent of a new commercial FIFA company to external investors. The project was withdrawn on 31 July after criticism from UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation, among others. FIFA has acknowledged that governing bodies and member associations were not involved in every step, but FIFA’s leadership has said that the rules were not breached.
Alongside investigations into the three cases, the Norwegian association is calling for a broader evaluation of the reforms FIFA introduced after the corruption crisis of the 2010s. These concern the distribution of power, oversight, financial control and transparency. President Lise Klaveness has previously said that confidence in Infantino has disappeared and that he should leave.
The complaints do not establish that Infantino or other FIFA officials breached any rules. They are requests for investigations. According to available reporting, no other national football association has co-signed the new complaints. The FIFA committees still have to decide how to handle the requests.
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The text clearly distinguishes between the established submission of complaints and the as-yet unproven objections they contain. The background on the three cases was checked against the Norwegian association, Reuters and a specialised independent sports news site.
- confirmed The Norwegian Football Association submitted two letters to FIFA bodies. — Reported by Idrettspolitikk.no and Reuters. source
- confirmed The complaints concern the FIFA Peace Prize, the Balogun case and FIFA Forward Enterprise. — The three subjects appear in reporting and in the Norwegian complaint. source
- confirmed FIFA Forward Enterprise was withdrawn on 31 July. — Idrettspolitikk.no gives that date. source
- confirmed The Norwegian association is also calling for a broader evaluation of FIFA reforms. — Official statement from the Norwegian Football Association. source
Editor's note
The submission of the two complaints and the three subjects has been confirmed by the Norwegian association and independent reporting. The complaints contain allegations and questions for investigation; no breach has been established, and FIFA has not provided a substantive response to this new step.Sources
- NFF sender tre Infantino-klager til FIFAs etiske komité — Idrettspolitikk.no
- NFF ber FIFA-presidenten fratre og vil ha gjennomgang av FIFA — Norges Fotballforbund
- Soccer-Norwegian FA files complaints with FIFA committees over peace prize, World Cup sell-off — Reuters via Devdiscourse
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