US EditionTrump's FIFA peace prize breached neutrality, claims rights group
FairSquare's eight-page complaint alleges FIFA President Gianni Infantino breached political neutrality by creating and awarding the FIFA Peace Prize to Donald Trump without board approval.
- Updated Dec. 9, 2025, FairSquare filed an eight-page complaint with FIFA's Ethics Committee alleging Gianni Infantino breached political neutrality by awarding a Peace Prize to President Donald Trump at the World Cup Final Draw in Washington, D.C.
- FairSquare argues the award breached FIFA neutrality rules, saying the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to a sitting leader violated four neutrality rules and raised procedural concerns after Infantino acted unilaterally last month.
- At the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., Gianni Infantino, FIFA President, presented President Donald Trump with a medal and certificate and took a selfie during last week's World Cup draw, while backing Trump this year.
- FIFA said its ethics committee would not comment and could not confirm receiving the complaint, while FIFA's ethics code allows sanctions including a ban of up to two years and observers note ethics investigators and judges are seen as less independent.
- Next year the 2026 tournament starts June 11, political leaders of all three co-hosts joined Infantino on stage, and the event should earn more than $US10 billion for FIFA.
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Human rights group FairSquare has filed a complaint with the ethics committee of international soccer federation FIFA, alleging that its president Gianni Infantino violated the principle of neutrality by supporting US President Donald Trump.
'FairSquare', an organization for the defense of human rights, challenges the president of FIFA 'at least four clear violations of the neutrality rules of the world football federation'
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Fifa confirmed the referral to its ethics commission but has not yet commented on the content of the complaint.
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