Fifa urged to overhaul peace prize after Trump award backlash
Fifa council members have urged president Gianni Infantino to overhaul or abolish the organisation’s peace prize after Donald Trump’s selection prompted a backlash. The award is widely seen within Fifa as politically compromised, and its future is now under review.
Fifa’s football social responsibility committee will recommend changes before the next council meeting in Doha on 16 December. One proposal is to reserve the prize for people in football who promote social harmony and responsibility, explicitly excluding politicians. Trump received the award at the men’s World Cup draw in Washington last December, but Fifa has not made the selection process public.
- Fifa is reviewing its peace prize after Trump received it.
- Council members want the award depoliticised or scrapped.
- A committee will make recommendations before 16 December.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Infantino told by top Fifa figures to scrap or depoliticise peace prize after Trump furore”.