Before World Cup, FIFA slammed for politicising sport with Trump prize
Key takeaways
- Football officials and players question FIFA’s decision to award its inaugural Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump.
- Led by Gianni Infantino, the sport’s global governing body came under fire for awarding its inaugural peace prize to United States President Donald Trump at the World Cup draw in December.
- “We [the NFF] want to see it [the FIFA peace prize] abolished.
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Football officials and players question FIFA’s decision to award its inaugural Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented US President Donald Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize at the World Cup draw on December 5, 2025 [Stephanie Scarbrough/AP]By Reuters Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026With six weeks to go until the World Cup, FIFA has drawn criticism for politicising football and undermining the sport’s credibility as a force for good.
Norwegian Football Association (NFF) President Lise Klaveness has called on FIFA to scrap its peace prize to avoid getting drawn into politics, suggesting that the awarding of such prizes be left to the Nobel Institute in Oslo.