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EU Lawmakers Back Ethics Probe of Infantino Over FIFA Peace Prize to Trump

The MEPs want FIFA’s Ethics Committee to determine whether the prize broke the federation’s political neutrality rules and to ensure transparent due process.

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Overview

  • Fifty members of the European Parliament wrote a letter on Monday urging FIFA to investigate president Gianni Infantino for awarding the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to President Donald Trump.
  • Infantino created the prize and handed the first award to Trump at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5, 2025, and the governance group FairSquare filed an ethics complaint three days later.
  • The complaint lists specific breaches of FIFA’s neutrality rules, citing Infantino’s public praise of Trump, comments calling him a close friend, a social media post seen as an endorsement, and the lack of prior FIFA Council consultation.
  • FIFA confirmed it received the FairSquare complaint in December but has not announced a completed ethics investigation or publicly replied to the MEPs’ letter; the Norwegian Football Association has publicly backed the call for review.
  • The outcome of the Ethics Committee review could affect FIFA’s claims of political neutrality and its wider reputation, and observers will watch whether the investigatory chamber opens a formal probe and publishes its findings.