More than 100,000 people have asked FIFA to investigate the conduct of the person currently responsible for running FIFA.
Human rights organisation FairSquare submitted the complaint against Gianni Infantino to FIFA’s Ethics Committee on Tuesday as part of its Reboot FIFA campaign.
It alleges that the FIFA president abused his power, breached his duty of political neutrality and violated his duty of loyalty through his relationship with United States president Donald Trump.
The complaint identifies eight incidents, including Infantino’s decision to award Trump the FIFA Peace Prize and his public support for Trump’s political agenda.
It also raises questions about FIFA’s handling of Folarin Balogun’s red card during the World Cup. Trump said he personally contacted Infantino and asked for the decision to be reviewed before the striker’s suspension was overturned.
Infantino denied influencing the disciplinary decision.
FairSquare has also included the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal, which would have sold a stake in FIFA competitions to private investors. The organisation alleges that the project was developed without appropriate involvement from FIFA’s governing bodies.
The campaign is seeking a two-year ban from football-related activity for Infantino.
An earlier complaint was submitted in December 2025 and acknowledged by the Ethics Committee, but FairSquare says it has received no further update. The latest version has therefore arrived with additional allegations and the names of more than 100,000 people attached.
FIFA has previously described the criticism surrounding Infantino as part of a coordinated attempt to undermine the organisation and its president. It argued that opponents without sufficient support from FIFA’s member associations should not use allegations to achieve what they cannot accomplish through its elections.
No finding has been made against Infantino, and submitting a complaint does not guarantee that formal ethics proceedings will begin.
The decision now belongs to FIFA’s Ethics Committee, which must determine whether FIFA should investigate the president of FIFA following a complaint claiming that FIFA cannot adequately regulate itself.
It is, at the very least, an opportunity for the organisation to prove the complaint wrong.
