FIFA Peace Prize
The FIFA Peace Prize was created by the FIFA football association in 2025. It was announced on 5 November 2025 in Miami, and the inaugural prize was awarded on 5 December 2025 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw in the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. According to FIFA, the purpose of the prize is to "reward individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united football-loving people across the world". The inaugural recipient of the award was United States president Donald Trump.
History
The creation of the prize was announced on 5 November 2025 in Miami at a conference of business leaders.[1][2][3]
Selection
FIFA had not made clear the manner by which the recipient was selected or the form the prize would take.[4] According to The New York Times, the prize was not discussed at the FIFA Council or with FIFA vice presidents, none of whom had input into the selection criteria, prior to its creation in October 2025.[5] The process behind the award was not made public: there were no nominations announced and no selection criteria given.[6]
Award winners
2025
On 9 October 2025, Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, had made an Instagram post saying that Donald Trump deserved to win the award for his role in the Gaza peace plan.[5] Infantino has faced criticism for his closeness with Trump.[7][8][9] The decision to award Trump drew criticism over the award's legitimacy and Trump's selection.[10][11][5]
Trump received the FIFA Peace Prize at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on 5 December 2025, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup seeding.[12][11] Trump received a trophy, a medal, and a certificate.[12]
Reactions
David Smith of The Guardian described the event at which the award was given as a "cheesy, gaudy and gauche World Cup draw expertly designed to flatter the world’s most precious ego".[13]
Nancy Armour, a sports columnist for USA Today, called the prize: "FIFA’s made-up, not-to-be-taken-seriously-at-all token award that was created solely for the purpose of stroking the president’s considerable ego".[14]
The choice attracted much criticism from fans, football journalists, news media, and football clubs, with critics pointing out Trump's deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean and his support for Israel in the Israel-Gaza war.[13][15][16][6] Former Socceroo and human rights advocate Craig Foster called it "a shameful day for the beautiful game".[16]
References
- ↑ "FIFA introduces the FIFA Peace Prize - an award to recognise exceptional actions for peace and unity". Inside FIFA. 5 November 2025.
- ↑ "What to know about FIFA's new peace prize and who might receive it". The Independent. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ "Fifa Peace Prize: What is it and is US President Trump going to win it?". BBC Sport. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ "What to know about FIFA's new peace prize and who might receive it". AP News. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Crafton, Adam (2025-12-05). "Human Rights Watch questions FIFA over 'Peace Prize,' receives no response". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bedigan, Mike (5 December 2025). "'This is pathetic:' Fans react as Trump receives first ever FIFA Peace Prize". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Thompson, Jackson (6 November 2025). "Ex-FIFA exec accuses President Gianni Infantino of violating political neutrality rule by praising Trump". Fox News. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ "Gianni Infantino's Trump problem". POLITICO. 2025-12-05. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ Editorial (11 November 2025). "The Guardian view on Fifa's new 'peace prize': Gianni Infantino should concentrate on the day job". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ "Six Instant Reactions to the 2026 World Cup Draw". www.theringer.com. 2025-12-05. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "What is the FIFA peace prize, and why was Trump selected as the inaugural recipient?". SBS News. 5 December 2025. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 Chambers, Francesca; Yomtov, Jesse (5 December 2025). "Trump wins inaugural FIFA peace prize". USA Today. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Smith, David (5 December 2025). "Trump wins his peace prize from Fifa – any chance of a VAR review?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Armour, Nancy (December 5, 2025). "Opinion: Trump doesn't deserve peace prize, even FIFA's fake one". USA Today. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
- ↑ Harb, Ali (6 December 2025). "Infantino's 'Peace Prize' to Trump raises questions about FIFA's neutrality". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 "'Shameful day for the beautiful game': Socceroos great, fans, slam FIFA's 'pathetic' peace award to Trump". The Roar. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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