MIAMI, July 8 - FIFA President Gianni Infantino could face an investigation by the International Olympic Committee after a rights group announced plans on Wednesday to file a complaint alleging he breached political neutrality rules through his support for U.S. President Donald Trump.

Human rights group FairSquare said it will lodge the complaint with the IOC regarding Infantino's "repeated breach of political neutrality rules," escalating a dispute that has already seen them challenge FIFA's own ethics processes.

Infantino has been an IOC member since 2020.

FairSquare had filed a complaint with FIFA's Ethics Committee in December 2025, citing multiple instances where Infantino "expressed his public support for the actions and policies" of Trump.

"It also requests that the Ethics Committee investigate Mr Infantino's role in the decision to introduce a FIFA Peace Prize, the decision to award it to President Trump ... and the conformity of these processes with FIFA's procedural rules," FairSquare said.

Reuters has contacted FIFA for comment.

DUTY OF NEUTRALITY

FairSquare's complaint says Infantino breached Article 15 of the FIFA Code of Ethics which deals with the duty of neutrality.

Persons bound by the Code must remain politically neutral in official dealings, with breaches punishable by a fine of at least 10,000 Swiss francs ($12,378) and up to a two-year ban from any football-related activity.

The complaint also requests the Ethics Committee investigates whether the decisions to introduce an annual Peace Prize and then award it to Trump at the World Cup draw were taken by the FIFA Council or unilaterally by Infantino himself.

"If Mr Infantino acted unilaterally and without any statutory authority, this should be considered an egregious abuse of power," FairSquare said.

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