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Trump could hold Fifa’s Peace Prize forever as Infantino’s award faces scrap

Friday 16 October15:02 · 2h agoAI summary
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A review of the Fifa Peace Prize, awarded to Donald Trump in 2019 by Gianni Infantino, could lead to its cancellation after being criticised as a conflict of interest.

01Summary

  1. 01Fifa’s Football Social Responsibility Committee is conducting a review into the Fifa Peace Prize.
  2. 02The review’s findings will be delivered at the next meeting of the Fifa Council.
  3. 03Donald Trump was awarded the prize in 2019 by Fifa President Gianni Infantino.
  4. 04The award has been criticised as a conflict of interest and could now be scrapped.

02Why it matters

The potential scrapping of the Fifa Peace Prize affects the credibility of Fifa’s social initiatives and raises questions about the organisation’s governance.

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