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The Swiss soccer executive grew close to Trump while preparing for this year’s World Cup held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Infantino went as far as to invent a new award, the FIFA Peace Prize, presenting it to the U.S. president in December 2025, after Trump spent weeks fuming about being looked over by the Nobel Peace Prize committee.
A source close to the president told the Post that Trump views Infantino as someone “respected by everyone around the world” and praised his “special ability to bring people together.”
The next UN Secretary-General will be chosen this year to replace António Guterres of Portugal, who has led the organization since 2017 and is set to leave at the end of December. The candidate must be approved by UN member states.
The Post said it is not clear whether Infantino is personally interested in the job or has discussed it with Trump. The newspaper added that the president sees an opening to promote the FIFA chief among other contenders.
One UN official described the current field of seven candidates as “weak.” Among the better-known contenders are former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Post reported that Bachelet could face U.S. opposition because of her political views and that Grossi, an Argentine diplomat, might raise concerns in the UK because of the Falkland Islands.
The Post also reported that in early July Trump called Infantino to ask that FIFA review the automatic suspension of U.S. forward Folarin Balogun after a red card in a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following that call, FIFA’s disciplinary committee allowed Balogun to play in the round-of-16 match against Belgium, the newspaper noted.
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Section: Nation
Author: Eric Malinowski
