<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on December 5 in Washington.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The award, called the FIFA Peace Prize, will “recognise exceptional actions for peace,” soccer's governing body said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“In an increasingly unsettled and divided world, it’s fundamental to recognise the outstanding contribution of those who work hard to end conflicts and bring people together in a spirit of peace,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/mexico-president-claudia-sheinbaum-groped-in-the-street/23050d9d-97dc-489f-ae62-620b58fde68a" rel="" target="_blank" title="Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum presses charges after man gropes her on the street"><strong><span>Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum presses charges after man gropes her on the street</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>FIFA said the award, which Infantino would present this year, would be bestowed annually “on behalf of fans from all around the world".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="President Donald Trump"><span>President Donald Trump</span></a><span>, who has a close relationship with Infantino, was passed over for the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-nobel-peace-prize-2025-can-he-win-will-the-gaza-peace-announcement-help-and-who-else-might-win/2027b161-7b6a-4fac-9d13-1d87e87ffa51" rel="" target="_blank" title="Nobel Peace Prize"><span>Nobel Peace Prize</span></a><span> last month despite lobbying from fellow Republicans, various world leaders and himself.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The US president has been outspoken in his desire for the Nobel Peace Prize. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/fifa-peace-prize-announced-after-donald-trump-misses-out-on-nobel-award/23652e40-094a-4289-8c06-34ca6b9c0f24" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Last month, he declared he had "ended eight wars in eight months" and regularly touted himself as the "president" of peace.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After being passed over for the Nobel Prize, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/trump-nobel-prize-winner-reaction/6c6bd5ee-73e8-4505-bbc1-9aa3361d4b92" rel="" target="_blank" title="Trump last month spoke to the eventual winner"><span>Trump last month spoke to the eventual winner</span></a><span>, Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me and said, 'I'm accepting this in honour of you, because you really deserved it,'" the president said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"A very nice thing to do. I didn't, I didn't say, 'Then give it to me,' though I think she might have. She was very nice," Trump joked.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/louisville-ups-plane-crash-update-death-toll-rises-to-nine/fde6a27a-6160-488f-9bf5-77fdb5d2418a" rel="" target="_blank" title="Death toll rises to 11 in cargo plane crash, investigators say engine fell off"><strong><span>Death toll rises to 11 in cargo plane crash, investigators say engine fell off</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I've been helping her along the way," Trump added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Infantino and Trump were both scheduled to speak at an unrelated event in Miami on Wednesday (Thursday AEST).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>FIFA recently added another link to Trump by appointing his daughter Ivanka to the board of a $US100 million education project part-funded by 2026 World Cup ticket sales.</span></div></div>