US President Donald Trump received the first Fifa Peace Prize in Washington DC on Friday, presented by association boss Gianni Infantino.Image: keystone
Infamous talk show and comedy hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers take aim at the made-up football honor for Donald Trump. The best sayings.
Dec 9, 2025, 10:53Dec 9, 2025, 10:59
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Over the weekend, there was ridicule and malice about Fifa Zampano Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump. This after Infantino presented the 79-year-old head of state with a freshly invented FIFA Peace Prize on Friday as part of the World Cup draw – including a golden trophy and medal.
But the biggest jokes were only spoken on Monday evening. Then infamous late-night comedians Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers returned to the airwaves after their weekend break. And the US comedy kings didn’t hold back with their cynical sayings.
Jimmy Kimmel
The host of the ABC show “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” who was almost indirectly deposed by Trump, is targeting Valais native Gianni Infantino and his peace prize. This “shit” was invented by the FIFA boss himself. He looks like the “Harry Potter” villain Voldemort who wants to sell you a deal. And Trump also gets his fat off: Putting a medal on yourself, as the US President did at the ceremony, and bragging about it is “like masturbating and then telling your friends that you had sex over the weekend.”
Infantino deserves praise, jokes Kimmel: He spent $300 in the trophy shop and the US President is already dancing to his tune. Afterwards, Kimmel can’t resist making a sexual innuendo when Infantino explains the drawing process to Trump in the clip and recommends that he mix the balls up a bit. “Exactly,” says Kimmel, “first you mix the balls, and then you stroke the shaft.” For the moderator it is clear: “This whole thing is so embarrassing.”
Stephen Colbert
For the “Late Show” host and David Letterman successor Stephen Colbert, the FIFA Peace Prize is about as relevant as the non-existent “Hooters National Book Award,” named after the sexist US restaurant chain with its female service staff in skimpy uniforms.
The FIFA Peace Prize cannot be compared with the Nobel Peace Prize. On the contrary, says Colbert. The football award is like wanting a Nintendo console for Christmas, but instead receiving a cheap knock-off called “Super Ritendo”.
Fifa boss Gianni Infantino is responsible, or as Colbert calls him: “Master Proper’s perverted brother”, or alternatively “Mister Dirty”. Ultimately, as FIFA boss, Infantino is the highest authority on corruption.
And at the end of his monologue, Colbert, completely surprised, presents himself with “the first annual Stephen Colbert Joke Award,” a golden bust with his own likeness.
Seth Meyers
The host of the show “Late Night with Seth Meyers” reminds us that it has become customary to court Trump with extravagant, golden gifts. The president received a large crown from South Korea, several medals from the Olympic Committee and a glass disc on a gold stand from Apple boss Tim Cook. The gold bar and the Rolex belonging to the Swiss business delegation remain unmentioned. “However, nothing surpasses what FIFA did on Friday,” says Meyers.
After playing the ceremony clip, which shows Trump grabbing the medal, the former “Saturday Night Live” comedian scoffs: “Is there anything more pathetic than putting a medal on yourself? It’s like putting candles in your own birthday cake.”
Ridicule also receives the golden trophy itself – from all three comedy presenters. This award doesn’t radiate peace, says Meyers, “but rather ‘Hell is full and the dead walk the earth’.” The sculpture looks as if hands were reaching up from their graves.
Stephen Colbert is also reminded of apocalyptic scenes by the Peace Cup: “It looks like the poster for a film called ‘Zombie Planet 3’.” Meanwhile, Kimmel thinks he reminds him of an “ashamed teenager burying his head in his hands.”