FIFA will introduce its FIFA Peace Prize — Football Unites the World — in Washington next month during the Dec. 5 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center, an event President Trump says he plans to attend. The award honors “exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace,” the federation said. The unveiling follows Trump’s failed bid for the Nobel Prize and underscores his unusually close ties to FIFA leader Gianni Infantino, who has bestowed tributes and made frequent visits. Their proximity, and the abrupt shift of the draw from Las Vegas, has fueled questions about FIFA’s political neutrality.

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