FIFA to investigate Trump peace prize award
The gist
FIFA's council said its Football Social Responsibility Committee will review how the Peace Prize was created and awarded to Trump.
The review follows an ethics complaint and a US House probe into FIFA's ties to Trump.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2025The FIFA Peace Prize, described as Infantino's brainchild, was formally unveiled.
- Dec 2025Infantino awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to Trump at the World Cup draw in Washington, D.C., and an official complaint was submitted to FIFA's Ethics Committee alleging breaches of FIFA's political neutrality.
- Early Feb 2026In a Sky News interview, Infantino defended the award, saying Trump had been instrumental in resolving conflicts and saving lives.
Key terms
- FIFA Council
- The main decision-making body of FIFA that sets strategy and vision between meetings of the FIFA Congress.
- Ethics Committee
- One of FIFA's judicial bodies, split into investigatory and adjudicatory chambers, enforcing the FIFA Code of Ethics.
- midterm elections
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
Source: Wikipedia