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Lise Klaveness

President of the Norwegian Football Federation and former Norwegian national team football player

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  • Oct 6

    Norway files formal FIFA ethics complaints over Trump peace prize and World Cup deal

    The Norwegian Football Association has asked FIFA ethics and governance committees to investigate President Gianni Infantino over political neutrality and commercial tournament decisions.

  • Jul 23

    Norway's football chief to file FIFA ethics complaint over Trump's intervention in Balogun World Cup ban

    NFF president Lise Klaveness says the lifting of US forward Folarin Balogun's World Cup suspension after Donald Trump's call to Gianni Infantino was 'influenced by external forces' and will seek board backing on Aug 6 to file an ethics complaint.

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