None more deserving of FIFA Peace Prize than Trump, says White House
Thursday, 30 April 2026
MELBOURNE, Apr 29 (Reuters): The White House has hit back at critics of Donald Trump being awarded the FIFA Peace Prize, saying there is none more deserving than the U.S. president.
Global soccer governing body FIFA gave Trump the inaugural award at the World Cup draw in December for "promoting peace and unity around the world", triggering condemnation from human rights groups and activists in the lead-up to the World Cup.
Australian
soccer player Jackson Irvine said this week that giving the award to Trump made a mockery of FIFA's Human Rights Policy, while Norway's soccer federation
said FIFA should abolish the award.