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Infantino defends FIFA Peace Prize award to Trump, considers end to Russia ban

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino justified awarding U.S. President Donald Trump the organization's inaugural Peace Prize last year, saying that he was "instrumental" in saving lives in conflicts including the war in Gaza.

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00:00FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended awarding US President Donald Trump the
00:06organization's first Peace Prize last year stating that he was instrumental in
00:10saving lives during the conflicts such as war in the Gaza. Trump received the
00:15FIFA Peace Prize during the 2026 World Cup draw last year.
00:20Yes we gave him the Peace Prize because because he did he was instrumental in
00:26resolving conflicts in saving lives and saving really thousands of lives and
00:31and to me there is nothing more important than you know stop it stopping
00:37killings and stopping this kind of sufferance. Infantino father say that he
00:43did not support bans and boycotts and will consider lifting Russian bans in the
00:47future particularly at youth level. In the past I never hear this I never hear there
00:54should be a boycott from doing business or there should be a boycott from
01:00political or diplomatic relationships. So why football? Why football? We are
01:08actually by definition the opposite of anything that is boycotting. We have to
01:14unite, we have to bring people together and thanks God you know the vast, vast, vast
01:20majority. I mean these 500 million people want to come to the World Cup. They think
01:26differently and they just want to come and enjoy and spend time with each other.
01:33Infantino father urge football supporters to show up for the FIFA World Cup set to take place in three countries
01:39that is United States, Canada and Mexico.
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