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FIFA honored Donald Trump with its first Peace Prize for uniting people through football, amid controversy and after he was overlooked for the Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA said.
- On Friday, United States President Donald Trump became the inaugural recipient of FIFA's new peace prize at the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw.
- FIFA announced in November that it created the new prize to honour peace efforts, awarding it last month after United States President Donald Trump was passed over by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
- Human Rights Watch has asked FIFA for nominees, judges, criteria and the selection process and received no response, while Gianni Infantino, FIFA President, read the citation praising United States President Donald Trump's `exceptional and extraordinary` actions to promote peace and unity.
- The award cements a closer public alliance between United States President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino and may boost Trump's international profile around the 2026 World Cup, while Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch warned it could 'weaponise' the tournament.
- The decision marks a break with FIFA's traditional political neutrality, coming as the Trump administration faces scrutiny this week over lethal strikes and Somali immigrants controversy.
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