There is a growing sense of embarrassment among mid-level and senior officials within Fifa over the awarding of its peace prize to Donald Trump.
This is what we want to see from a leader and you definitely deserve the first Fifa Peace Prize.”.
There was unease within Fifa at the time of Trump receiving the award with the governing body not disclosing any details of the selection process.
Fifa, however, doubled down on its decision to give Trump the peace prize, and said it did not comment on “hearsay”.
A spokesperson said: “Fifa strongly supports its annual peace prize, an award to recognise exceptional actions for peace and unity.
Fifa notes the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient [the Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado] has given her medal to President Trump.
“Fifa has strong relations with President Trump, along with leaders from fellow co-hosts Canada and Mexico. »