Newspaper claim: FIFA is ashamed of remembering Donald Trump

International the peace award given to the president of the United States by FIFA in early December For Donald Trump caused a strong avalanche of criticism.

The matter has been in the news again. The Guardian says that there is a feeling of shame about the award among the middle management and high-ranking officials of Fifa.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino praised Trump profusely when he handed over the peace prize at the World Cup draw ceremony in Washington.

“We want to see hope, we want to see unity, we want to see the future. This is what we want to see from a leader, and you definitely deserve the first FIFA Peace Prize,” Infantino fumed.

Since then, the United States has carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and imprisoned the country’s president Nicolás Maduron and his wife by Cilia Flores. Trump has also threatened to attack Greenland because, according to him, the United States desperately needs the territory belonging to Denmark.

The Guardian writes that according to a high Fifa source who remains anonymous, Trump’s peace prize has turned into a deep shame within the federation. Several authorities have expressed concern about how the matter was handled.

According to a high-ranking official, organizing the World Cup in the United States will be a very sensitive and difficult period.

It is understood that Infantino has been left to handle political matters concerning Trump at the World Cup. Some at Fifa fear they will tarnish their reputation.

“Getting involved in the politics of the World Cup is something I stay away from. My job is about football on the pitch and nothing else,” a Fifa source said.

American message service X quickly began to fill up with sarcastic messages when Fifa presented the peace prize to Trump in December. Fifa announced its new award in November shortly after it became clear that Trump would not win the coveted Nobel Peace Prize.

“In one of the most pathetic and humiliating moments in history, Trump received the first FIFA Peace Prize. They literally invented a ‘Peace Prize’ to keep him happy after he didn’t even get an actual Nobel Peace Prize. Beyond parody,” the account, aimed at anti-Trump Republicans, wrote.

The global human rights organization Human Rights Watch agreed with the criticism.

“US President Donald Trump just received the new FIFA Peace Prize. But his administration’s appalling human rights record certainly does not demonstrate ‘extraordinary efforts for peace and unity,'” Human Rights Watch wrote.