FIFA chief Infantino’s ‘abuse of power’ questioned by Norway in complaints

Embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been accused of a potential abuse of power and conflict of interest after the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) filed formal complaints to two FIFA committees.Infantino’s aborted plan to open up the World Cup to private investors, the lifting of US forward Folarin Balogun’s suspension at the 2026 World Cup following an intervention by United States President Donald Trump, and FIFA’s awarding of a so-called Peace Prize to Trump form the basis of the filings.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UEFA to investigate spitting incident at Ireland-Israel football matchlist 2 of 4Return or retire? Ronaldo’s Portugal future in doubt after walkoutlist 3 of 4What happened between Ireland and Israel in their Nations League match?list 4 of 4Lionel Messi prepares to bid Argentina farewell in Buenos Airesend of listThe first filing made on Tuesday “asks the Ethics Committee to examine the conduct of FIFA President Gianni Infantino and any other individuals identified through the investigation for potential breaches of FIFA’s Code of Ethics”.The second filing is aimed at FIFA’s Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC) and “asks whet...