European Lawmakers Call For Probe Over Infantino’s Trump Peace Prize Award

Fifty members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on FIFA’s Ethics Committee to investigate president Gianni Infantino over his decision to award a FIFA ‘Peace Prize’ to United States President Donald Trump.
The lawmakers backed a complaint submitted in December by British-based sports human rights organisation FairSquare, arguing that the move may have breached FIFA’s obligation to remain politically neutral.
In a letter dated 29 June and released by FairSquare on Thursday, the MEPs urged FIFA’s Ethics Committee to establish whether the creation of the annual Peace Prize and its award to President Trump were approved by the FIFA Council or its bureau, or whether Infantino a...