Trump Confidant Infantino To Award First Fifa Peace Prize At World Cup Draw

Fifa has announced nan creation of a bid prize, which it plans to grant at nan tie for nan World Cup connected 5 December successful Washington.

The award, called nan Fifa Peace Prize, will “recognize exceptional actions for peace”, soccer’s governing assemblage said Wednesday.

“In an progressively unsettled and divided world, it’s basal to admit nan outstanding publication of those who activity difficult to extremity conflicts and bring group together successful a tone of peace,” Fifa president Gianni Infantino said.

Fifa said nan award, which Infantino will coming this year, will beryllium bestowed annually “on behalf of fans from each astir nan world”.

Donald Trump, who has a adjacent narration pinch Infantino, was passed complete for nan Nobel Peace Prize past period contempt lobbying from chap Republicans, various world leaders and himself. Infantino and Trump were some scheduled to speak astatine an unrelated arena successful Miami connected Wednesday.

Fifa precocious added different nexus to Trump by appointing his girl Ivanka to nan committee of a $100m acquisition task part-funded by 2026 World Cup summons sales.