Norwegian Football Federation Asks FIFA to Probe Trump Peace Prize
The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) has asked FIFA's ethics committee to investigate the world football governing body's award of a peace prize to US President Donald Trump, arguing that the decision breached FIFA's political neutrality rules. The NFF announced on Tuesday that it formally requested the ethics committee to look into the circumstances surrounding the award, which was given to Trump during the World Cup 2026 draw in Washington D.C. on December 6, 2025. The NFF President Lise Klaveness said the decision broke FIFA's rules on political neutrality as Trump is a sitting political leader. "We do not think it's part of FIFA's mandate to give such a prize. We think we have a Nobel Institute that does that job independently already," Klaveness stated during a roundtable discussion with international media. "We think it's important for football federations, confederations, and […]