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July 9 \u2013 As pressure continues to mount on FIFA President Gianni Infantino following a series of controversial\u00a0incidents,\u00a0non-governmental\u00a0organisation (NGO)\u00a0FairSquare\u00a0has called on the International Olympic Committee\u00a0(IOC)\u00a0Ethics Commission investigation into an alleged breach of political neutrality.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It follows FIFA\u2019s decision to suspend a one-match ban for United States forward\u00a0Folarin Balogun following a red card in his country\u2019s FIFA World Cup Round of 32 victory over\u00a0Bosnia and Herzegovina \u2013 the player allowed to\u00a0participate\u00a0in the Round of 16 defeat to Belgium in unprcendent circumstances.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The decision has brought uproar across the globe. 72 European Union members have called for a formal investigation into his conduct, UEFA released a scathing attack of FIFA\u2019s decision, and now\u00a0FairSquare\u00a0are set to file a complaint with the IOC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFairSquare\u00a0will file a complaint to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding FIFA President Gianni Infantino\u2019s repeated breach of political neutrality rules,\u201d said the NGO\u00a0confirmed in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last Monday, U.S.\u00a0President Donald Trump\u00a0announced\u00a0that he had asked FIFA\u00a0and its number one Infantino to review a red-card suspension for U.S.\u00a0player\u00a0Balogun. FIFA\u00a0reviewed the decision, allowed the striker to\u00a0play\u00a0and thereby undermined the sporting integrity of its own flagship competition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

IOC rules cite neutrality among the core principles of \u2018Olympism\u2019.\u00a0Since 2020, the FIFA\u00a0President has been a member of the IOC.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s\u00a0not the first time that\u00a0FairSquare\u00a0is seeking to hold Infantino accountable. In December, the NGO also launched a complaint at the\u00a0FIFA\u00a0ethics committee for alleged breaches of political neutrality by Infantino,\u00a0in particular over\u00a0awarding the Peace Prize to Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That complaint has garnered support from the Norwegian Football Federation as well as from at least 50 Members of the European Parliament.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fifa has been contacted for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Contact the writer of this story, Samindra Kunti, at\u00a0[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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