Information which is unlikely to put an end to the controversy. On December 5, Donald Trump received from the hands of Fifa boss, Gianni Infantino, a brand new prize – much criticized – from the world sporting body, the Fifa Peace Prize, on the occasion of the draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington, in the United States.
In the name of his “commitment to advance peace in the world through (his) actions and (his) leadership”, in the words of Infantino, the American president congratulated himself, ensuring that he had “saved millions of lives” when collecting his trophy and medal on stage, “one of the greatest honors” of his life.
The presence of American soldiers on stage refused
If Trump’s choice for this trophy was highly controversial at the time of its formalization due to the American president’s political measures that many consider to be anything but peaceful, criticism could again resurface this Saturday with information from the Times.
According to the American media, Donald Trump would have made several specific requests to Gianni Infantino, strongly criticized for his lack of neutrality with the American president. The latter would have notably demanded that his trophy be no smaller than that of the World Cup, which Argentina will put into play next summer in the competition co-organized by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The dimensions of this brand new trophy awarded by Fifa are not known, but it seems that they are very close to those of the World Cup trophy, which measures almost 37 centimeters high.
The performance hall renamed in his honor
Always according to The Timesthe White House would also have liked American soldiers to accompany Trump on stage, a request which was not accepted by Fifa, since the 79-year-old leader was surrounded only by Gianni Infantino on the stage of the Kennedy Center, now renamed Trump-Kennedy Center.
This is far from the first time that Donald Trump has made tantrums of this type and that Gianni Infantino has given in to them. At the time of the Club World Cup organized last summer in the United States, Chelsea inherited a replica of their trophy since the original sits in the President’s Oval Office at the White House.
