FIFA has said it will review the future of the FIFA Peace Prize, which was first awarded to President Donald Trump last year.
In November 2025, FIFA announced the creation of the award, which was to be given annually to "individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world."
FIFA announced the award's creation weeks after the Norwegian Nobel Committee passed Trump over for its prestigious peace prize in October 2025. Trump had been angling to win the Nobel, claiming that he deserved it.
In December, FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented Trump with the award at the World Cup draw in Washington, D.C.
The move drew widespread condemnation. An international human rights group
filed a complaint with the FIFA ethics committee to look into Infantino, accusing him of a possible breach of political neutrality. The Norwegian Football Federation also brought the matter to FIFA's ethics committe. In addition, 50 members of the European Parliament subsequently called for a FIFA investigation.
The creation of the award also proved controversial. Multiple reports said that Infantino did not inform the FIFA Council before creating the prize, blindsiding many high-ranking executives.
FIFA committee to review future of Peace Prize
FIFA held a council meeting in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday, Oct. 15. After the meeting, Infantino said that the future of the award would be referred to FIFA's Football Social Responsibility Committee.
"It was decided that the Football Social Responsibility Committee will be tasked to analyze it, provide a proposal, and also, there, a decision will be taken at the next FIFA Council meeting," Infantino said in a FIFA news release.
According to FIFA vice president and English FA chair Debbie Hewitt, the committee "will consider, first of all, how the Peace Prize came about, whether it should have come about, whether it should have been awarded in the way that it was, who made that decision and whether or not it should be taken out or whether it should be reformed."
FIFA's next council meeting is scheduled for Dec. 16 in Doha, Qatar, per multiple reports.
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