FIFA Panel to Probe Trump Peace Prize, Decide Whether to Scrap Award
FIFA’s committee will examine whether the award should be scrapped or reformed after criticism over the decision to honor Donald Trump.
- On Thursday, the FIFA Council launched a formal review of the FIFA Peace Prize awarded to President Donald Trump in 2025, tasking the Football Social Responsibility Committee with investigating the award's origins.
- Critics argue the inaugural award violated FIFA's political neutrality, particularly after Trump launched the Iran war in February, prompting backlash over what some viewed as a participation trophy.
- FIFA vice-president Debbie Hewitt stated the committee will assess whether the prize 'should be taken out or whether it should be reformed' and determine if it should continue.
- During the Zurich assembly, FIFA President Gianni Infantino apologized for 'mistakes' in the withdrawn Fifa Forward Enterprise proposal, though European delegates expressed disappointment over insufficient clarity.
- The Football Social Responsibility Committee will present findings in December at a meeting in Doha, where the outcome could result in discontinuing the prize as Infantino seeks re-election next year.
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Now pressure on Gianni Infantino is also increasing within FIFA: senior members of the World Federation call on their president to stamp out the Peace Prize and fundamentally change it. Now it is up to a committee.
FIFA Peace Prize could be scrapped year after Donald Trump won inaugural award
Infantino has been FIFA President for 11 years now and is seeking reelection next year. At the FIFA Council meeting, he was forced to apologise on Thursday for “mistakes” in his secretive investment plan for the World Cup.
The social responsibility committee of the Zurich-based agency will be responsible for determining whether or not the recognition continues.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Trump could hold Fifa’s Peace Prize forever as Infantino’s award faces scrap
A review into the Fifa Peace Prize will be conducted by Fifa’s Football Social Responsibility Committee and is set to be delivered at the next meeting of the Fifa Council
Detroit Free Press
FIFA panel to probe Trump peace prize, decide whether to scrap award
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