FIFA vice-president Debbie Hewitt said the review would consider how the award originated, whether it should have been created, how Trump was selected and whether the prize should be withdrawn or reformed. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
\n\nFIFA is set to review the creation of its Peace Prize and the decision to award its inaugural honour to US President Donald Trump, as the global football governing body faces wider scrutiny over decisions taken during president Gianni Infantino’s tenure.
\n\nAccording to a Newsweek report published on October 16, FIFA’s Football Social Responsibility Committee will examine how the award was established, who authorised the decision to honour Trump and whether the prize should continue in its current form.
\n\nThe review follows meetings of the FIFA Council in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA said the committee would prepare a proposal, with a decision on the award’s future expected at the council’s next meeting in December.
\n\n“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, as quoted by USA Today.
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Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/world
