FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented the inaugural "FIFA Peace Prize" to the president of the United States, Donald Trump, on December 5, 2025, in Washington. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that it would be “a terrible mistake” to replace Gianni Infantino, the embattled FIFA president who tried and failed to sell off part of the World Cup to private investors.
Infantino came under renewed fire in an open letter signed by three confederations: Europe’s UEFA, North and Central America’s CONCACAF and Asia’s AFC, accusing the world football boss of breaking trust “through deception.”
But Trump backed Infantino, who awarded the US president a “FIFA Peace Prize” at last year’s World Cup draw ceremony.
“FIFA would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, they even considered replacing President Gianni Infantino,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
