{"id":50584,"date":"2026-02-22T23:04:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=50584"},"modified":"2026-02-22T23:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:04:44","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignkirsty-coventry-confirms-probe-on-fifa-president-gianni-infantino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/22\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignkirsty-coventry-confirms-probe-on-fifa-president-gianni-infantino\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirsty Coventry confirms probe on FIFA president Gianni Infantino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-139984\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"396\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kirsty-Coventry-confirms-probe-on-FIFA-president-Gianni-Infantino.jpg?resize=396%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"object-contain h-46 w-full rounded-lg  md:rounded-none md:rounded-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kirsty-Coventry-Gianni-Infantino-.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kirsty-Coventry-Gianni-Infantino-.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kirsty-Coventry-Gianni-Infantino-.jpg?resize=396%2C264&amp;ssl=1 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry has confirmed an investigation into FIFA president Gianni Infantino after he allegedly broke a strict rule during a meeting with USA president Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Infantino is alleged to have breached the body\u2019s charter, which requires members to always act independently of political interests and prohibits them from accepting mandates or instructions.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN, the FIFA boss attended a peace board event hosted by Trump on Thursday in Washington, D.C., where he signed a partnership on behalf of the international soccer governing body that could see $75 million of soccer funds invested in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Olympic Charter is very clear on what it expects of its members and we will go and research the alleged signing of documents, I guess,\u201d Coventry said at her final news conference at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, adding that she had been unaware of Infantino being \u201cfront and centre\u201d at the peace board event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that you guys have made us aware of it,\u201d she said after a second question on the subject, \u201cwe will go back and we\u2019ll have a look into it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Infantino is among the current 107 IOC members who are bound by an oath to always act independently of political interests.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged Gianni Infantino, Kirsty Coventry<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Kirsty #Coventry #confirms #probe #FIFA #president #Gianni #Infantino<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; 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