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Infantino awards Trump the first-ever FIFA “Peace Prize”, prompting widespread criticism.

Rights advocates question FIFA’s neutrality and highlight Trump’s rights record.

Award follows new US air strikes and deepens scrutiny of Infantino’s ties to Trump.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s decision to award United States President Donald Trump the organisation’s first-ever “FIFA Peace Prize” has intensified questions about the body’s long-standing insistence on political neutrality, drawing sharp criticism from human rights advocates and football analysts. Reported Al-Jazeera, the move came just hours after another deadly US air strike in the Caribbean.

Players have frequently faced sanctions from FIFA for displaying political messages, with the governing body

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