@TheAthleticFC Stick to football only, stay out of politics. FIFA is a footballing governing body and shit at it too. Stick to the football only and look at what you do with the game not pander to world leaders who seemingly can’t do their jobs either at present.
The president of the Norwegian football association has called for the abolition of the FIFA Peace Prize, which was awarded to U.S. president Donald Trump, and says she supports an ethics complaint against Gianni Infantino, the president of world football’s governing body.
Lise Klaveness, who will represent her federation at the FIFA Congress on Thursday and is on the UEFA executive committee, said the organisation should maintain “an arm’s length distance” from world leaders.
Trump was given the Peace Prize by Infantino at the draw for this summer’s World Cup in Washington D.C. on December 6.
The prize was announced by FIFA in November — without prior approval from its board, the FIFA Council — in order “to reward individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world”.
Klaveness believes that FIFA, which is supposed to remain politically neutral, does not have the “mandate” nor resources to give out a Peace Prize.
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