50 European lawmakers urge FIFA to probe Infantino over Trump peace prize

Fifty members of the European Parliament are calling on FIFA's ethics committee to investigate President Gianni Infantino. The lawmakers want to know if Infantino unilaterally awarded a 'peace prize' to then-U.S. President Donald Trump in December 2025.

The European lawmakers' letter supports a complaint filed by the British-based sports human rights group FairSquare. Dated June 29, the letter states that FIFA's code of ethics requires Infantino to "remain politically neutral." The signatories are asking FIFA's ethics committee to probe whether the decision to create the prize and award it to Trump was made by the FIFA Council, its bureau, or solely by Infantino.

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This complaint represents an opportunity for FIFA to prove its commitment to political neutrality, transparency, and accountability.

The lawmakers stated that this complaint offers FIFA a chance to demonstrate its commitment to political neutrality, transparency, and accountability. Only Norway's football federation has publicly joined the criticism so far. FairSquare described the letter as a significant intervention in FIFA's governance, comparable to the European Parliament's 2015 call for Sepp Blatter's resignation.

The 50 MEPs, mainly from Social Democrat, Liberal, and Green parties, also criticized FIFA's ties to Saudi Arabia, the host of the 2034 World Cup. They specifically pointed to FIFA's sponsorship deal with Saudi Aramco, labeling the national oil and gas company "the world's biggest corporate polluter."

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the world's biggest corporate polluter