Overview
- FairSquare relaunched its “Reboot FIFA” campaign on Wednesday to collect global signatures and monitor Gianni Infantino’s conduct during the 2026 World Cup.
- The group says Infantino breached FIFA’s duty of political neutrality through his close relationship with President Donald Trump and by awarding Trump a newly created FIFA Peace Prize in December.
- FairSquare plans to document any statements or actions it deems violations during the tournament and to submit a consolidated mass complaint to the FIFA Ethics Commission after the competition ends on July 19.
- So far only the Norwegian Football Federation has formally asked the Ethics Commission to investigate the complaint, while Germany’s DFB chief Bernd Neuendorf has publicly defended the award and said the FIFA Council was not consulted.
- FIFA has not published the prize criteria, which combined with fan anger over high ticket prices has heightened scrutiny of the federation’s governance and could increase political pressure if the campaign secures many signatures and corroborated examples.