Trump Eyes New Job for His Suck-Up Pal

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Donald Trump is pitching FIFA President Gianni Infantino for one of the highest-profile jobs on the global stage.

Infantino, 56, has pulled out all the stops in his tireless campaign to ingratiate himself with Trump, 80, including dreaming up a “FIFA Peace Prize” to soothe the president after he failed to secure the Nobel Peace Prize he had pined for.

Now, Trump appears poised to return the favor, pushing the Swiss-born soccer administrator to be elected the next U.N. secretary-general, sources tell the https://nypost.com/2026/07/21/us-news/trump-wants-to-nominate-fifa-boss-gianni-infantino-for-un-secretary-general-following-world-cup/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://nypost.com/2026/07/21/us-news/trump-wants-to-nominate-fifa-boss-gianni-infantino-for-un-secretary-general-following-world-cup/">New York Post.

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