Infantino, Trump and this Quest for Global Harmony: A FIFA-Style Initiative

'THIS-ISM … THAT-ISM …'

When María Corina Machado was awarded this year's international peace honor for her "persistent campaigning advocating for political freedoms", the American president responded with the kind of magnanimous response one might anticipate. After tirelessly managed a push of personal advancement to make certain he won it himself, the president immediately took acknowledgment for the Venezuelan activist's success, cataloged his own self-proclaimed and often dubious successes in the area of world conflict resolution and challenged the legitimacy of the committee who made the decision not to grant the recognition, cash prize and certificate to him.

While safety issues suggest it is still uncertain if the newly crowned Nobel laureate will come forward from concealment to pick up her award in person at the Norwegian event in December, a certain obsequious soccer organization chief looks hell-bent on taking her spotlight regardless. Yup, the FIFA president has decided to award an honor for peace of his own creation in facing a worldwide broadcast audience of countless numbers international football fans in the preceding days in Washington.

A man who has throughout numerous seasons promoted the importance of preserving politics out of soccer, particularly when they are the type of ideological stances he considers uncomfortable or merely disapproves of, the FIFA leader used his position at the US economic conference in the Florida city to bang his drum about the power of the beautiful game to connect citizens of all races and faith, particularly those who have additional over five thousand dollars available to acquire dynamically priced International Football Championship admissions.

"Within an increasingly unsettled and divided global community, it's fundamental to recognize the exceptional effort of those who work hard to end conflicts and unite individuals in a spirit of tranquility", he parped. "Soccer symbolizes unity and acting for the whole football community, the Football Unity Honor – The Game Brings Together will celebrate the significant efforts of those individuals who connect communities, offering optimism for tomorrow's world."

But who might he reference? While Infantino was careful not to give specific indications regarding the individual of the inaugural award's fortunate winner, he proceeded to move into a likely separate and obsequious tribute to his current Personal Ally (Or For The Immediate Future), Trump. His statements definitely had the planned result. Around the world, the most cynical of commentators were aligned in asserting they recognized specifically who would be receiving the Simulated Unity Honor, with various people even progressing to make entirely baseless assertions that the legally adjudicated and cheating-at-golf individual in question might possibly compelled the organization leader to create the award merely to make up for the leader's perception of unfairness at failing to receive the genuine honor.

As credible a circumstance as it appears, Football Daily begs to differ, particularly since in the preceding period the progressively preposterous Fifa boss has maneuvered himself so far within the leader's circle that there's every chance this latest idea was actually his personal creation.

And although one might reasonably conclude it is past the president's limited wit to present the most unexpected development by presenting the initial (and potentially concluding) peace prize to the climate activist, Volodymyr Zelenskyy or the person of Atalanta's coaching staff who got between the footballer and the manager to prevent a disagreeable Bigger Cup touchline flare-up, we can at least hope the English defender and his club colleagues are invited along to Washington wearing uniforms to conduct a revenge-hijack of the president's honor occasion.

That particular metallic unflushable-turd-on-a-plinth, or any other similarly appropriate bauble Infantino chooses to present the US leader for his efforts to international unity and unity, would sufficiently offset the winner's medal he infamously took and retained during the global team tournament award event.

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