President Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino pose for a photograph in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025.
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MIAMI — FIFA has introduced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the primary time on the draw for the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington.
The award, referred to as the FIFA Peace Prize, will “recognize exceptional actions for peace,” soccer’s governing physique stated Wednesday. However FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who has a detailed relationship with President Donald Trump, wouldn’t tip his hand Wednesday when requested if Trump would be the first recipient of the award.
“On the 5th of December, you will see,” Infantino stated. He was talking on the America Business Discussion board in Miami, shortly after Trump addressed the identical occasion.
Infantino stated earlier Wednesday that, “in an increasingly unsettled and divided world, it’s fundamental to recognize the outstanding contribution of those who work hard to end conflicts and bring people together in a spirit of peace.” FIFA stated the award, which Infantino will current this yr, shall be bestowed yearly “on behalf of fans from all around the world.”
Trump was handed over for the Nobel Peace Prize final month regardless of lobbying from fellow Republicans, varied world leaders and himself. And Infantino made no secret of the ties between himself, FIFA and Trump in his remarks Wednesday.
“I’m really lucky. I have a great relationship with President Trump, who I consider really a close friend,” Infantino stated. “Of course, he’s been very, very helpful in everything we do for the World Cup. … He has such an incredible energy and this is something that I really admire. He does things. He does what he says. He says what he thinks. He says, actually, what many people think as well, but maybe don’t dare to say. And that’s why he’s so successful.”
FIFA lately added one other hyperlink to Trump by appointing his daughter Ivanka to the board of a $100 million schooling challenge part-funded by 2026 World Cup ticket gross sales.
The World Cup draw, and the awarding of the peace prize, is anticipated to attract about 1 billion viewers worldwide, Infantino stated.
