# Fifa committee urged to reshape peace prize around football’s social impact

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trumps-fifa-peace-prize-was-a-sham-a-reimagined-award-can-still-have-meaning-leander-schaerlaeckens/
- Published: 2026-10-22T15:30:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T15:53:29+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/22/fifa-peace-prize-infantino
- Topics: Football, Government, Politics, Sport

## Key points

- Fifa’s first peace prize was awarded to Donald Trump.
- Infantino has transferred the award to a social responsibility committee.
- The writer says a redesigned prize could recognise football’s social impact.

## Summary

Fifa’s inaugural peace prize for Donald Trump was, in the writer’s view, a political gesture by president Gianni Infantino, intended to keep the US president onside and protect Fifa’s interests in North America. Infantino has since handed responsibility for the award to Fifa’s social responsibility committee, creating an opportunity to reshape a prize now widely mocked and associated with political flattery.

The 22-member committee is expected to recast the award around social harmony and responsibility, possibly steering it away from politicians. The article suggests recognising football-related work with social impact, including Afghan Women United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Juan Mata’s Common Goal initiative, Marcus Rashford, Sadio Mané, N’Golo Kanté and Scotland’s Tartan Army. It also notes uncertainty over Infantino’s future amid criticism of his World Cup plans and an election due in March.

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