"Football brings the world togetherthat's why we love the World Cup. He continued, How can FIFA give a peace' award to someone who does the opposite? Someone who divides with hate, trashes Somalis and Haitians and makes Latinos fear walking the street. That's anti-football. And bombing boats in the Caribbean? This prize betrays the beautiful game."
"I find it a little comical. In a week where we've talked about possible war crimes, where we have seen Donald Trump pardon an actual drug kingpin"
FIFA presented the inaugural 2025 FIFA Peace Prize to President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 2026 World Cup draw. Chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen, called the award fabricated and a betrayal of football, accusing Trump of divisive rhetoric toward Somalis, Haitians and Latinos and referencing alleged bombing of boats. World Central Kitchen provides hot meals to displaced people and lost multiple aid workers to Israeli airstrikes while serving Palestinians in 2024. Critics labeled the FIFA prize a made-up consolation after Trump sought a Nobel Peace Prize, and some commentators called the honor comical amid serious allegations.
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