On Friday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino awarded President Donald Trump the first ever “FIFA Peace Prize,” an award that was created just weeks after Trump failed to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Infantino described Trump as his “close friend” during the ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., which took place during the FIFA World Cup draw.

“This is your prize, this is your peace prize,” he told Trump, awarding him a trophy, a certificate, and a medal.

“This is truly one of the great honors of my life,” Trump said in accepting the award.

For several weeks after the award was announced in early November, commentators have speculated that the award was a sham and would be going to Trump, given his friendship with Infantino and his visible dismay at having lost the Nobel Pea

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