Infantino told by top Fifa figures to scrap or depoliticise peace prize after Trump furore

Backlash greeted award of prize to US presidentFifa committee to make recommendations this yearDonald Trump is likely to end up as the only political leader awarded the Fifa peace prize after Gianni Infantino was told at Thursday’s meeting of Fifa council to make major changes or scrap the controversial award.The Guardian has learned that several council members demanded the award be abolished and others called for the prize to be depoliticised, with Fifa’s football social responsibility committee to make a recommendation before the next council meeting in Doha on 16 December. Continue reading…

Donald Trump is likely to end up as the only political leader awarded the Fifa peace prize after Gianni Infantino was told to make major changes or scrap it Donald Trump is likely to end up as the only political leader awarded the Fifa peace prize after Gianni Infantino was told at Thursday’s meeting of Fifa council to make major changes or scrap the controversial award. The Guardian has learned that several council members demanded the award be abolished and others called for the prize to be depoliticised, with Fifa’s football social responsibility committee to make a recommendation before the next council meeting in Doha on 16 December.

Infantino announced the peace prize had been handed to the social responsibility committee at the start of Thursday’s meeting. Council members returned to the subject later in a series of questions about possible conflict of interests at Fifa. There is a strong view among council members that the peace prize in its current form is tainted by