FIFA gives Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport

President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw — giving the spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial soccer tournament even more of a Trumpian flair.Trump, who had openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, had been heavily expected to receive the newly created FIFA prize. FIFA president Gianni Infantino, a close ally of Trump, has said he thought Trump should have won the Nobel for his efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza.In awarding the prize, Infantino told Trump it was a “beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you…READ FULL ARTICLE