2 h. ago World Cup draw becomes the Donald Trump circus as US President is awarded 'FIFA Peace Prize' before telling perplexed crowd that football should rename itself

Fifa president Gianni Infantino presented President Trump with the award in recognition of his 'extraordinary actions to promote peace and unity throughout the world'

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4 h. ago The World Cup draw was a horrible & egomaniacal mess but Haiti made it worthwhile – even if Brazil are stalking Scotland

JONNY INFANTINO made US President Donald Trump look shy and self-effacing. Rio Ferdinand made both of them look like The Greatest Showman. Then, after two hours of The Greatest S***show that felt more like 12, along came the news Scotland would play Haiti in New Jersey or Boston on Saturday June 13, 2026. And finally...

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7 h. ago Trump, Infantino and Ferdinand’s bad jokes: Inside Fifa’s shambolic and shameful 2026 World Cup draw

The drawn-out ceremony at Washington’s Kennedy Center was a highly politicised show and a glimpse into football’s dystopian future

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8 h. ago Trump grins and dances to YMCA at World Cup draw as fans fume 'game has officially gone'

US President Donald Trump received a peace prize from FIFA head honcho Gianni Infantino before the draw was made, then bopped away to 70s disco hit YMCA after a torturous broadcast. The game has gone

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9 h. ago BUCKTIN: 'MAGA fanboy Gianni Infantino’s degrading peace prize farce for Donald Trump'

"What should have been a celebration of the beautiful game at the FIFA World Cup draw instead curdled into a tawdry display of political fawning over Donald Trump"

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9 h. ago World Cup 2026 draw live: England, Scotland and USA learn group opponents as Donald Trump watches on

Fifa president Gianni Infantino awarded US president Donald Trump with a controversial Peace Prize ahead of the draw ceremony, conducted by Rio Ferdinand, in Washington DC

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9 h. ago Donald Trump awarded controversial Fifa Peace Prize by Gianni Infantino at World Cup 2026 draw

The US president, who was beaten to the Nobel Peace Prize by Venezuelan democracy campaigner Maria Corina Machado, was presented with Fifa’s hastily arranged new award

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10 h. ago Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington

Trump praised by Infantino at DC ceremonyPresident’s peace claims disputed by criticsFollow the live blog of the World Cup drawDonald Trump has been named the first winner of the newly created Fifa peace prize, claiming “the world is a safer place now” as he received the award at the draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington DC.Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president and one of Trump’s closest sporting allies, presented the honour onstage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, saying Trump had been selected “in recognition of his exceptional and extraordinary actions to promote peace and unity around the world”. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Donald Trump awarded inaugural FIFA peace prize at World Cup draw

Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino have formed a close bond.

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10 h. ago World Cup 2026 draw LIVE: Donald Trump watches on as Heidi Klum and FIFA president Gianni Infantino endure a VERY awkward embrace... so who will England, USA and Scotland play?

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog of the 2026 World Cup draw as England, Scotland and co are set to learn their group stage opponents from extravagant showpiece in Washington DC. 

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14 h. ago Donald Trump claims World Cup ticket sales have ‘broken all records’

Donald Trump heaped praise on FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of the 2026 World Cup draw

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16 h. ago Is Donald Trump now the most influential man in football? Yes, really

In a World Cup draw special from Washington, the latest Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter explores whether the US president’s influence on the game extends far beyond the 2026 tournament

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19 h. ago Your ULTIMATE guide to the 2026 World Cup draw: Our unmissable run

This is the biggest World Cup yet, one set amid the political machinations of Donald Trump and the awkward posturing of FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

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20 h. ago How Trump exposes Fifa’s ‘new shame’ before controversial World Cup 2026 draw

Fifa will launch next summer’s finals with the draw in Washington DC, with Donald Trump poised to accept the governing body’s inaugural Peace Prize

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39 h. ago 'Trump and Infantino are turning the beautiful game ugly with unsettling alliance'

Tomorrow’s World Cup draw, staged just a mile from the White House, is set to unfold as an unprecedented piece of political theatre, with what should be a global celebration of football instead becoming a showcase for the increasingly unsettling partnership between Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino

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5 d. ago ‘He massages Trump’s basest instincts’: why is Fifa’s Gianni Infantino cosying up to the US president?

For a man who insists football isn’t political, the Fifa boss is putting a lot of effort into into courting the most divisive politician on EarthGianni Infantino was 18 years old the first time he ran for office. It was a presidential election at FC Brig-Glis, the local amateur football club in the small Swiss town where he grew up. Running against two older men, and with no discernible footballing record of his own, the little red-haired kid with freckles was, unsurprisingly, the rank outsider in the race.But he had a vision. He had a ferocious work ethic, boundless enthusiasm, well-established networks in the town’s Italian immigrant community. And even at this tender age, he had a flair for an eye-catching scheme. To the shock of many veterans at the club, Infantino surged to victory: partly on the back of his pledge to attract new sponsors and revenue streams, and partly on something more tangible. Infantino promised that if he won, his mother Maria would wash all the players’ k...

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2 w. ago Extortionate tickets and matches moved at Trump’s whim: are you ready for the ‘greatest World Cup ever’? | Marina Hyde

You may have thought Qatar and Russia were tournament lows. You didn’t account for the US president and his Fifa soulmate, Gianni Infantino“It’s very clear,” claimed haunted Fifa cue-ball Gianni Infantino not so long ago, “that politics should stay out of football and football should stay out of politics.” But is it clear? Is it really? On Monday, the worst man in world sport was – yet again – to be found in the Oval Office, this time nodding along to Trump’s declaration that games could be moved from host cities for next summer’s World Cup if the US president deems there’s “a problem” with security or that the cities are non-compliant in some other way. In practice, that seems to mean if they’re run by a Democrat/“communist”. Amazing that the Fifa president will gladly allow his tournaments to be held in any old violent autocracy but, for the purposes of the White House cameras at least, might need to draw the line at Boston.Honestly, the very sight of Infantino these days causes d...

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2 w. ago Trump announces major news for fans attending the World Cup... and threatens to take games from Seattle

At the White House on Monday, Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced major news for ticket holders attending matches at next year's tournament.

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2 w. ago Woke council accused of 'levelling down' one of Britain's prettiest villages over plans to buy up quaint homes for temporary housing

Steeped in history, with smugglers' tunnels, beautiful timber pubs and a hotel that inspired the Cluedo board game, many detached four-bedroom homes come with a £2million price tag.

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4 w. ago What to know about FIFA's new peace prize and who might receive it

There is a new worldwide peace prize on the scene and it was created by FIFA, not Nobel

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