Norway’s Football Federation (NFF) has officially lent its support to a complaint lodged against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over concerns of potential political neutrality breaches.
NFF president Lise Klaveness announced on Tuesday that Norway had sent an official letter in support of a complaint lodged by human rights group FairSquare with FIFA’s ethics committee.
The complaint was lodged following Infantino’s decision to present the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump at December’s 2026 World Cup draw. Some fear the award may have contravened the ruling football body’s commitment to political neutrality.
Addressing the NFF’s decision as Norway prepared to travel for the tournament, Klaveness acknowledged the reaction within football’s ruling body.
“We have sent it, and it is causing some political reactions. We will follow up, push forward, request meetings and build momentum for this when the World Cup is over,” Klaveness said.
She stated that FIFA officials were raising issues about the letter during discussions in Budapest at the weekend. The talks, however, are reported to have been positive, and Klaveness emphasised Norway’s stance in backing FairSquare’s request for an ethics probe.
Norway chose to lodge the letter independently despite claims other football federations had privately thrown their support behind the effort.
The complaint is now awaiting a decision by the ethics committee on whether it will investigate Infantino’s conduct further.
