Overview
- FairSquare launched the Reboot FIFA signature drive on Wednesday, June 3, one week before the 2026 World Cup starts, saying it will collect supporters’ names and document alleged misconduct during the tournament.
- The group plans to monitor Gianni Infantino’s statements and conduct during the World Cup and submit an expanded collective complaint to the FIFA Ethics Committee after the tournament ends.
- FairSquare accuses Infantino of breaching political neutrality through a close relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump, including awarding Trump a newly created FIFA Peace Prize that FIFA has not publicly explained the criteria for.
- Institutional backing so far is limited: only the Norwegian Football Federation has publicly supported the complaint and asked the Ethics Committee to investigate while some senior officials, including DFB chief Bernd Neuendorf, have defended the prize.
- The campaign aims to turn fan anger over ticketing and governance into political pressure on FIFA, but any formal outcome will depend on what the Ethics Committee finds and on voting and influence among FIFA’s member associations.