The FIFA award is new this year, and will be presented in conjunction with Friday's draw for next year's men's World Cup. The draw will take place in Washington on Friday evening Swedish time. It has been previously known that Trump will attend.
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino is a friend of Trump, and has already been criticized for being overly flattering towards the president. The fact that an award has now been established that seems tailor-made for Trump fuels that criticism.
At the same time, the president has been relatively openly pursuing the Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump and Infantino have had a lot of contact in connection with planning for the World Cup, which will be played in Canada, the United States and Mexico next year.
