Oslo has carried its long-running scrutiny of football governance into FIFA’s formal oversight system, with the Norwegian Football Federation asking for an ethics examination of president Gianni Infantino over three separate controversies.
The federation, led by Lise Klaveness, has filed its complaint with FIFA’s Ethics Committee, arguing that the matters may involve breaches of the world body’s ethical rules. Norway has also asked FIFA’s Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee to assess whether the organisation’s internal controls and decision-making procedures operated properly.
Three FIFA matters under review
- Norway has questioned the creation and presentation of FIFA’s Peace Prize to Donald Trump. The federation wants the process behind the award examined, including whether FIFA met its obligations to remain politically neutral.
- The complaint also addresses the rescinding of Folarin Balogun’s red card at the 2026 World Cup. The NFF wants clarity on whether political intervention could have affected the disciplinary process and whether the independence of the relevant bodies was protected.
- A third strand concerns FIFA Forward Enterprise, a project that envisaged private investment entering the initiative. The plan was later dropped after attracting substantial criticism, and Norway is seeking examination of how it was handled.
Klaveness calls for an independent finding
Klaveness said the Norwegian federation was not seeking to decide the outcome in advance. Instead, she said, the appropriate FIFA committees should establish the facts independently and determine whether any irregularities occurred.
The twin submissions place the focus not only on Infantino’s conduct but on the machinery around FIFA’s leadership: the safeguards intended to separate political influence from sporting decisions, and the governance processes behind major institutional projects.
