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FIFA boss Gianni Infantino apologises for fans joke - and insists Trump deserved peace prize
FIFA President Gianni Infantino apologized for a joke about UK fans, defended awarding Trump a peace prize, and supports lifting Russia's football ban despite criticism.
- Last month, FIFA president Gianni Infantino apologised for remarks about British fans and defended awarding United States president Donald Trump a peace prize, saying "Objectively, he deserves it," in a Sky News interview.
- Following his Davos comments, Infantino said last month he apologized for a joke about British fans and defended awarding Donald Trump a FIFA peace prize.
- The December draw in Washington DC drew criticism after Infantino awarded Trump the FIFA peace prize, which was questioned following US forces seizing Miguel Maduro and Greenland threats.
- Infantino said the organisation must consider readmitting Russia, and on 17 December the FIFA Council announced an Under-15 festival open to all 211 FIFA member associations.
- Infantino rejected boycott claims and said, 'In our divided world, in our aggressive world, we need occasions where people can come, can meet around the passion .
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The president of the Fifa spoke about the very controversial Peace Prize, presented to Donald Trump in early December. He also criticized the idea of a boycott of the World Cup, put forward by several figures because of an unstable situation in the United States.
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'Moral degenerate' — Ukraine slams FIFA president for supporting Russia's return
"Six-hundred seventy-nine Ukrainian girls and boys will never be able to play football — Russia killed them," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said after FIFA President Gianni Infantino backed lifting the ban on Russian athletes.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has apologised for a controversial comment he made about British fans.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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