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FIFA Launches Peace Prize to Unite Through Football

12/10/2025

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Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) introduced the FIFA Peace Prize – Football unites the world on December 5, 2025, to honor peace-promoting individuals.
Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, said the sport can unite and heal communities affected by conflict.
The prize cites Didier Drogba and George Weah's peace efforts in Ivory Coast and Liberia, including Drogba's 2003 peace plea and Mohamed Salah's Liverpool presence, as evidence of football's peace potential.

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Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) introduced the FIFA Peace Prize – Football unites the world on December 5, 2025, to honor peace-promoting individuals.
Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, said the sport can unite and heal communities affected by conflict.
The prize cites Didier Drogba and George Weah's peace efforts in Ivory Coast and Liberia, including Drogba's 2003 peace plea and Mohamed Salah's Liverpool presence, as evidence of football's peace potential.