According to The Times, the Norwegian Football Federation previously joined in filing a complaint regarding alleged violations of political neutrality by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, but FIFA's Ethics Committee has refused to provide the NFF with updates on the case.

The controversy began with FIFA's first "Peace Award," which Infantino presented to then-U.S. President Trump last year, raising questions about whether FIFA violated its political neutrality principles.

The Norwegian Football Federation previously joined an ethics complaint filed by advocacy group FairSquare and wrote to FIFA's Ethics Committee requesting "timely notification regarding case progress and any significant procedural developments," while hoping that relevant decisions would eventually be made public.

However, Martin Ngoga, head of the adjudication chamber of FIFA's Ethics Committee, rejected this request.

Ngoga stated in his response: "Only individuals who are the subject of an investigation in the relevant procedure are considered 'parties' to that procedure. Therefore, given the confidential nature of ethics investigation procedures, we cannot provide any updates regarding whether such a procedure exists or its current status."

He also stated that FIFA's Ethics Committee "recognizes the importance of transparency."

Regarding whether the final outcome of the case will be made public, Ngoga wrote: "Decisions on whether to publish investigation findings will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the applicable regulatory framework."

He also stated that Ethics Committee investigators will "carefully and comprehensively consider all information submitted to them."

Beyond the "Peace Award" controversy, the Norwegian Football Federation is also preparing another complaint to FIFA's Ethics Committee regarding the World Cup ban on American striker Folarin Balogun.

Previously, Balogun's World Cup ban was lifted after Trump called Infantino, triggering controversy. Infantino, however, has insisted that the decision was made independently and was unrelated to Trump's call.

The Times also reported that Infantino's public support on social media has declined significantly following the failed plan to sell World Cup commercial rights.

Social media analytics firm Ravineo tracked over 6,500 social media posts across 33 markets worldwide. Data showed that earlier this year, the volume of posts related to Infantino was low, and most content was positive.

However, with controversies surrounding World Cup ticket prices, the Balogun incident, and the "FIFA Forward Enterprise" program, public opinion has shifted dramatically.

Since The Times reported FIFA's plan to sell World Cup commercial rights on July 28, the ratio of negative to positive posts about Infantino has reached 55 to 1.

Ravineo's research found that content related to this crisis has accumulated over 418 million video views and 44 million interactions globally.

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