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tanyev

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19. Here's a peace prize, Sir. Now will you STFU about it?

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Fri Dec 5, 2025, 06:04 PM

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FIFA gives President Donald Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 5 OP

Appears their traditional focus is bs SheltieLover Dec 5 #1

FIFA is an extremely corrupt organization, and its president is incredibly corrupt as well. Escurumbele Dec 5 #11

No doubt! SheltieLover Dec 5 #12

I knew Nothing about them, But... Cha Dec 5 #15

The head of FIFA popsdenver Dec 6 #33

2015 FIFA corruption case OKIsItJustMe Dec 6 #34

Thx OKI popsdenver Dec 6 #35

Congrats, Infantino. Thanks to you, your new prize has already lost all significance. Grokenstein Dec 5 #2

Pathetic. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 5 #3

Pee-resident Pinhead Kid Berwyn Dec 5 #4

If they think this is gonna appease TSF so there's no problems with ICE at the games, it's not. He's a snake Deuxcents Dec 5 #5

And appeasing Stephen Miller would require the blood of innocent foreign children ms liberty Dec 5 #26

It's a bribe so he won't have ICE scoop the players up while they're in this country. Vinca Dec 5 #6

It's not players who are at risk, WestMichRad Dec 5 #7

Yep. And FIFA couldn't care less awesomerwb1 Dec 5 #9

Also people working at the stadiums nt drmeow Dec 5 #10

FIFA Fake Idolatry for A**holes. LisaM Dec 5 #8

Utterly disgusting! ananda Dec 5 #13

Pathetic Luciferous Dec 5 #14

MaddowBlog-FIFA rewards Trump with a new, hastily arranged, entirely unwarranted 'peace' prize LetMyPeopleVote Dec 5 #16

FIFA changes its usual shakedown and corruption tactics for a new form of bribery and kickbacks Prairie Gates Dec 5 #17

I just watched . . . AverageOldGuy Dec 5 #18

Here's a peace prize, Sir. Now will you STFU about it? tanyev Dec 5 #19

What happened to keeping politics out of sports, Don? nt SouthBayDem Dec 5 #20

lol Weak. Solly Mack Dec 5 #21

Trump Seen Quietly Pocketing FIFA Medal After Revealing That White House Also Kept Club World Cup Trophy OKIsItJustMe Dec 5 #22

Come for the football, BidenRocks Dec 5 #23

Let's boycott ALL World Cup games MichMan Dec 5 #24

+1 Crowman2009 Dec 5 #25

I thought Republicans disliked participation trophies...? Beartracks Dec 5 #27

trump is like a fat kid getting a participation trophy for most enthusiastic kickball player. LetMyPeopleVote Dec 5 #28

Guaranteed: he steals the World Cup trophy Hassler Dec 5 #29

Suckers. They should have made him wait till after the cup final Emrys Dec 5 #30

Well isn't that special! NBachers Dec 5 #31

Are we sure it wasn't the FIFA peas prize ToxMarz Dec 6 #32

Only the Orange Hellbeast would be both stupid AND egotistical enough to fall for this pathetically transparent stunt. ShazzieB Sunday #36

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #37