FIFA responds with 'strong' statement on stripping Donald Trump of Peace Award after threats

FIFA has responded to its critics as questions have been raised over Donald Trump’s suitability to receive the organization's peace award.

In a move that stunned many of Donald Trump’s critics, the FIFA soccer organization awarded the president their 2025 peace prize ahead of the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on December 5.

Trump seemed extremely pleased to be given a golden trophy, medal, and certificate by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, especially as he was notably annoyed that he did not win the Nobel peace prize only a couple months prior after insisting he was deserving of it. His main reasoning for being a contender for the prestigious Nobel prize included him claiming that he has stopped multiple wars and saved millions of lives since returning to the White House.

FIFA has described the award as one that rewards ‘individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world’. However, this description appears to contradict Trump’s recent threats of military action on other nations in recent weeks.

Trump was awarded the peace prize by FIFA on December 5 (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

In addition to a successful capture of Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro, after a covert operation, Trump has threatened military action against Iran, Mexico, Colombia and NATO ally Greenland.

Despite this, in a new statement, FIFA doubled down on its support of Donald Trump and his suitability for the award.

A spokesperson told the Guardian: “FIFA strongly supports its annual peace prize, an award to recognize exceptional actions for peace and unity. Fifa notes the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient [the Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado] has given her medal to President Trump.

“FIFA has strong relations with President Trump, along with leaders from fellow co-hosts Canada and Mexico. This has resulted in good working relationships leading to, for example, in the US, the formation of the White House Task Force for the FIFA World Cup.”

The Greenland situation has also sparked fears that the US may lose some of its longest standing allies.

Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted the US needs Greenland (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Trump has repeatedly argued his country needs to annex the nation for security reasons, and claimed that Russia and China had taken over the area, despite it currently being under control of the Danish government. He's also threatened more tariffs on countries that do not agree with his desire to acquire Greenland.

In a joint statement by the UK, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, the European governments insisted this move would undermine relations.

The statement read: “We stand in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland. Building on the process begun last week, we stand ready to engage in a dialogue based on the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity that we stand firmly behind.”