{"id":275193,"date":"2025-11-06T13:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/275193\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T13:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:25:09","slug":"fifa-slammed-for-creating-award-for-trump-ahead-of-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/275193\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA slammed for &#8216;creating&#8217; award for Trump ahead of World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/SportsArchive\/FIFA-slammed-for-creating-award-for-Trump-ahead-of-World-Cup-2008316?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/45017252.295.jpg\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump has close ties with FIFA President Infantino\" title=\"US President Donald Trump has close ties with FIFA President Infantino\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/> <\/a>US President Donald Trump has close ties with FIFA President Infantino<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has faced backlash on social media after launching the inaugural \u2018FIFA Peace Prize\u2019 ahead of the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The award is intended to recognise individuals across the globe who have made conscientious efforts to bring peace to conflict- or war-stricken areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and, by doing so, have united people across the world\u2026 and consequently deserve a special and unique recognition,\u201d the statement from FIFA read.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/SportsArchive\/Black-Queens-coach-Kim-Lars-Bj-rkegren-relishes-tough-test-against-England-2008263\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Black Queens coach Kim Lars Bj\u00f6rkegren relishes tough test against England<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In response, football fans have expressed outrage over FIFA\u2019s decision to introduce such an initiative, arguing that it is unnecessary and does not add any value to the sport.<\/p>\n<p>They accuse FIFA President Gianni Infantino of creating the award to appease United States President Donald Trump in order to gain certain favors ahead of the tournament. <\/p>\n<p>Many fans have speculated that the award will likely be given to the US President for his role in brokering a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Infantino has also been criticised for allegedly pandering to world leaders of countries hosting major football competitions.<\/p>\n<p>He is frequently seen with the US President at various events, the most recent being his appearance in Egypt during the ceasefire deal ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Read the reactions below:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">\ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude02 I actually really hope they give it to Trump. I hope they present it to hi at the final so the whole world can see him literally get his participation trophy \ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Xmus Waxon Flaxon Jaxon \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec (@chairmanMAO_92) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chairmanMAO_92\/status\/1986130476713545746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Question is, will it be Donald or Benjamin<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T Mac \ud83d\udc38 #Toots307 (@NoShins81) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoShins81\/status\/1986203587899498863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Infantino would climb inside Trump like a Pantomime Horse if he could\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 B2B Made in Brum \u00a9 Podcast (@B2BBizClub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/B2BBizClub\/status\/1986147428769140935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Aha, Trump will finally have his peace prize\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Negone Technologies (@Negonetech) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Negonetech\/status\/1986165071051935924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Corruption rearing its ugly head in FIFA again, surely just a coincidence that this is set up the year USA has hosted the Club World Cup and due to co-host the world cup. Whilst grovelling to Trump all year in the white house. Besides I thought FIFA didn&#8217;t like political messages<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 whizzpop (@holmsey1983) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/holmsey1983\/status\/1986197134509498806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Embarassing. Sport and politics shouldn\u2019t be mixed<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Hedley (@hedley_mark) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hedley_mark\/status\/1986102362889728453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">I won&#8217;t be shocked if he presents it to Trump or Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Rayo Kasali\u2122 (@TheRayoKasali) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRayoKasali\/status\/1986181895080513755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">A useless \u201caward \u201c from a corrupt organization! Worthless!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Retired Guy (@retired_Guy_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/retired_Guy_\/status\/1986300161388388379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 6, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Will he also be writing Donald Trump\u2019s acceptance speech?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Porter (@AaronPorter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronPorter\/status\/1986109769808011585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">FIFA is the most pointless and corrupt organization ever. <\/p>\n<p>Tell me without googling\u2026ANYBODY\u2026 what does FIFA do?<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nBoth their job description and what they actually do to perform it??<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Blue Insurrectionist (@KamalaAnon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaAnon\/status\/1986199419495018842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">\u2018Corruption Organisation Hands a Pointless Award to Donald Trump\u2019 Award<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James (@James_Pratt_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/James_Pratt_1\/status\/1986117603417379310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">What if the ever so eager to please sycophantic Mr Infantino as ever tries to please money masters and knees down and gives it to WC 2026 PRESIDENT Trump???<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AusPharmacist (@RPSPharmacist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RPSPharmacist\/status\/1986350236458242233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 6, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SB\/JE<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, watch the latest edition of Sports Check with Godwin Sackey in the post below<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US President Donald Trump has close ties with FIFA President Infantino The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA)&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-275193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}