At a gaudy and gauche World Cup draw, Gianni Infantino went all out to flatter the world’s most precious ego

• Full report: Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington

It had about as much drama and suspense as reading a dictionary or watching election results come in from North Korea.

To the surprise of no one, Donald Trump won the inaugural Fifa peace prize on Friday at a cheesy, gaudy and gauche World Cup draw expertly designed to flatter the world’s most precious ego.

• UK government freezes assets of Gurpreet Singh Rehal

• Rehal accused of recruiting for Sikh militant group

The UK government has frozen the financial assets of a key member of Morecambe FC’s ownership group after he was accused of supporting a terrorist organisation in India.

Morecambe say they have ceased relations with Gurpreet Singh Rehal, previously described as the head of communications and director of marketing for the club’s owner, Panjab Warriors.

The collaborative report said a lack of clear standards across borders creates confusion for big events like the World Cup and Olympics

With the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup set to take place on Friday, a report examining the participation of athletes convicted of sexual offences at major sporting events has highlighted significant distrust of international sports governing bodies in how they deal with these situations.

The report, titled No One Wants to Talk About It, is the result of interviews with elite athletes directly affected by sexual abuse and is intended to gauge attitudes around the eligibility and accreditation criteria for athletes with prior criminal sexual convictions and their participation at mega sporting events.

Inaugural prize expected to be handed to Donald Trump but ‘process’ for choosing future winners to be proposed by controversial tycoon’s committee

It was the timing that set off the first alarm bells. With Donald Trump brooding over missing out on the Nobel peace prize, and shortly before Gianni Infantino, the president of world football’s governing body, Fifa, was due to meet the US president in Miami, an announcement was made.

In a press release and a post on his personal Instagram account last month, Infantino said Fifa would launch its very own peace prize, to be awarded each year to “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions”.