Pres. Trump Receives First FIFA Peace Prize

President Donald Trump became the first recipient of the FIFA Peace Prize on 5 December, a newly created award from global soccer’s governing body.

"This is truly one of the great honors of my life," President Trump said after receiving the award during a ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

FIFA announced the creation of the award — which is designed to recognize "individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace" — in early November. President Trump was immediately considered to be a strong candidate to win the prize because of his close relationship with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his vocal belief that he deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

"We want to see hope, we want to see unity, we want to see a future," Infantino told Trump during the event. "This is what we want to see from a leader, and you definitely deserve the first FIFA Peace Prize."

Before the event, President Trump repeatedly argued that he would be deserving of the prize because he has "settled eight wars." That claim, which he has made repeatedly in recent months, is based on a list of diplomatic agreements that the United States has had a role in brokering during his presidency. There’s debate, however, over how much credit President Trump deserves for making those agreements happen or whether it’s accurate to describe the underlying disputes as wars.

During the event, President Trump also participated in the drawing to determine which nations will play each other in the opening round of the 2026 World Cup. The United States will share hosting duties alongside Canada and Mexico when the tournament begins next summer.

The U.S. was awarded cohosting duties by FIFA in 2018, during President Trump’s first term in office. Since returning to the White House, President Trump has given significant attention to the upcoming tournament, including instructing his administration to prioritize visas for travelers coming to the U.S. for the event and threatening to move matches out of certain cities if he deems them unsafe.

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Female Boxer Doesn't Regret Her Weigh-In Outfits

One female boxer found herself in the center of attention right now for her controversial weigh-in outfit or may be the lack of it.

Ebanie Bridges, a 39-year-old boxer, has trended on social media for the clothes she decides to wear to her weigh-ins - or, rather, the lack of clothes she chooses to wear. Bridges often shows up in her underwear.

Male boxers do this all the time, too. However, for Bridges, she often sees herself trending on social media as a result. Some have called for her to wear more clothing when in front of the cameras.

But despite the calls to change her outfits, Bridges is promising that she won't be giving it up anytime soon.

Bridges made her comments during an appearance on the That Boxing Show podcast.

"I wear lingerie, I like lingerie, I've got massive (expletive), like, I'm gonna (expletive) show it off. Like, I was a bodybuilder for 10 years. I used to stand on stage in a tiny little (underwear), flexing, posing and being all cute," she said.

Bridges has made it clear that those criticizing her outfits are only inspiring her even further.

"People don't wanna see, watch girls that look like boys, box… I'm sorry... It's gonna be very hard to get eyes on the sport by doing the same thing," Bridges said.

"So we need to change (expletive) up. And I thought, well, I'm the girl for it. Because I'll do whatever, I don't give a (expletive) what people think. And if you like it, you like it, if you don't (expletive) off, don't watch me, I don’t give (expletive)."

Bridges is standing by her decisions - and her outfits - with no regret.

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Student Received Zero Points On Essay Using Bible Verses

One student from the University of Oklahoma is speaking out after she received a zero on an opinion-based essay in which she cited the Bible. The teaching assistant (TA), who identifies as transgender, called the essay "offensive."

"I was told to give my opinion on gender stereotypes and gender norms. So that's what I did," Samantha Fulnecky, who wrote the essay, said on "The Will Cain Show" last 2 December.

"I didn't think that was me needing to be brave or have courage," she added as reported by Fox News.

Fulnecky, a junior pre-med student, said she was asked to read an article on gender, mental health and gender stereotypes. According to Fulnecky, the assignment was meant to be opinion-based and respond to the article’s discussion of gender pressures among middle-schoolers.

In her essay, Fulnecky argued that her religious beliefs support traditional gender norms and that such norms should be reinforced rather than eliminated.

"I talked about the Bible and what God says about gender norms and about how there are two genders," Fulnecky said.

The paper was graded by graduate teaching assistant Mel Curth, who uses she/they pronouns. Curth argued that the zero had nothing to do with Fulnecky’s beliefs but with a lack of required evidence and connections to the article.

"Please note that I am not deducting points because you have certain beliefs," Curth wrote, "but instead I am deducting point [sic] for you posting a reaction paper that does not answer the questions for this assignment, contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive."

The University of Oklahoma later posted a statement on X: "The University of Oklahoma takes seriously concerns involving First Amendment rights, certainly including religious freedoms."

"Upon receiving notice from the student on the grading of an assignment, the University immediately began a full review of the situation and has acted swiftly to address the matter," the statement said.

The university has placed Curth on administrative leave. Fulnecky says she learned of the suspension only through social media and questioned whether the same action would have been taken had her story not gone viral.

"I didn't know that they were going to take the situation seriously, and I don't know if that's because it blew up on social media and that's what caused them to act on it that way," she said.

"But when they were in contact with me, it didn't seem to me like they were [going to] do anything about it."

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Conservative Gettysburg College Posters Torn By Leftist Student

There is a video circulating online by a member of a conservative campus group at a private Pennsylvania college that clearly captured a student tearing down its promotional flyers.

The Young America's Foundation (YAF) chapter at Gettysburg College hosted conservative author and speaker Vince Ellison on 20 November. Days before the event, the group posted advertisements for the event around campus.

However, according to Gettysburg College YAF Chairman Tyler Seeman, students who oppose right-leaning ideals tore down the chapter's flyers — something Seeman says happens every semester when the campus group hosts an event — and one of them was caught on camera.

"Every semester, Gettysburg YAF has a campus lecture. So, we invite one of the speakers from YAF's speaker list to come to campus and discuss whatever their specialty is," Seeman told Fox News Digital.

In the video, a YAF member climbs a flight of stairs after seeing a student pulling the group's flyers off the wall, and races to confront the alleged perpetrator.

"You having fun?" the YAF member asks.

"Yeah," the student quickly replies.

"You know that's against college policy, right?" the YAF member asks.

"OK," the student says, before falling silent.

The YAF member then chastised the student for not making it out of the building before being caught red-handed.

"We've got more of those [flyers] in the stairwell, you wanna go get those too?" the YAF member asks.

"I don't know," the student replies.

The YAF member then escorts the alleged perpetrator out of the building.

"Every semester, students on campus tear our flyers down because we're the only conservative 501(c)(3) on campus that actually hosts campus lectures," Seeman said. "So, some students feel, I would presume, that our views and our speakers' statements are contrary or dangerous to their own perspectives and their own worldview."

Seeman characterized the school as "apathetic" toward the chapter's plight. He said that on one occasion, the school sent out an email to some students condemning the behavior of YAF's opponents, but on another occasion, school administrators declined a request to admonish bad actors.

Seeman shared a message to those on campus who oppose YAF's views.

"Instead of tearing down flyers, show up to our events and ask questions, because we want to have that dialogue," he said.

"At the end of the day, that's just going to get everyone in the room thinking about these issues, and we'd rather have as many people thinking about these issues and talking about these issues as possible, rather than just tearing down flyers and trying to silence other people's speech, because that's not constructive."

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Chicago Public Schools Continue To Promote "Woke" Materials

A top parents’ rights advocacy group is sounding the alarm on "woke" LGBT literature being implemented into the curriculum at Chicago Public Schools, one of the largest public school systems in the United States.

The report from Defending Education, released recently, alleges that Chicago Public Schools has been issuing "Pride guidances" to teachers that encourages them to host a "Pride Week," display "Pride flags," and distribute other materials supportive of LGBT agendas in schools.

Additionally, the group says that the guidance includes a goal of every district implementing a "Gender and Sexuality Alliance" club which they have already made significant progress on over the past couple of years.

Defending Education exclusively spoke to Fox News Digital about its concerns over the materials being disseminated to children.

"Chicago Public Schools’ ongoing obsession with wasting classroom time — and district resources — on everything except educating students on core subjects is absolutely appalling," Nicole Neily, founder and president of Defending Education, told Fox News Digital.

"Families expect that their children will learn basic skills like reading, writing, and math that will provide them a path to a better life, a social contract that CPS has clearly broken. District test scores demonstrate that Brandon Johnson and his CTU cronies are failing Chicago families."

One document obtained by Defending Education suggests that teachers are being reminded that state law prohibits them from opting out of "LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum" and stating that they are required to teach "LGBTQ+ History."

"Pride is more than just a month of celebrations and recognition of the LGBTQ+ community," one of the documents posted by Defending Education says. "It’s a protest and a fight for equality. It’s collaboration and support across other marginalized communities."

A FAQ section in one of the documents asks, "Can I put Pride flags and other LGBTQ+ affirming materials in my classroom?"

The answer from the school system reads, "Yes! We encourage you to do so!"

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Caitlyn Clark Excluded From US Women's Basketball Graphics

USA Women's Basketball is once again facing some Caitlin Clark-related criticism with it’s latest decision ahead of next month’s training camp.

As the U.S. women’s national team begins preparations for the 2028 LA Olympics, Team USA revealed the roster of ladies participating in its inaugural camp being held in Durham, NC on 12 - 14 December.

The camp will feature 18 players, headlined by 2024 Olympic gold medalists Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Brittney Griner, Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young and Dearica Hamby. As well as newcomers such as: Brionna Jones, Aliyah Boston, Lauren Betts, Cameron Brink, Paige Bueckers, Veronica Burton, Sonia Citron, Caitlin Clark, Kiki Iriafen, Rickea Jackson, Angel Reese and JuJu Watkins.

However in the organization’s promotional flier, Clark’s photo was curiously missing despite being arguably the biggest star in the sport. And that led to people calling it out on social media.

Among the first to point it out was longtime sports columnist and author Christine Brennan, who wrote a book on Clark this summer titled: "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports."

"This is so interesting," Brennan said. "If USA Basketball really wanted to go all out promoting WBB, bring new fans in and get unprecedented attention for a team that dropped in TV viewership at the Paris Olympics, they would have added the photo of one other player to this graphic. But no."

Others agreed in Team USA’s mentions.

"Wheres Caitlin on the poster?" a user asked.

"Yes, let’s not put the most famous woman’s basketball player in the world Caitlin Clark on the poster 😂😂😂😂" an Indiana Fever fan laughed. "wtf Is wrong with the decision makers 🚨"

"It never gets old that the most popular player in the league is left off posters like this… can you imagine leaving Magic or Jordan off a poster? You all need to wake up!!!" another exclaimed. "While all these players are amazing and some may be better than CC- this is marketing 101."

"Leaving the picture of the most popular female athlete on the planet sure is an interesting marketing choice. At least women’s basketball is consistent," another person commented.

It’s definitely interesting that the WNBA doesn’t look to platform its biggest draw more than it currently does. But at the same time, the league is in as good a place as it’s ever been — even if it a lot of that has to do with it’s 23-year-old All-Star guard.

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World's Strongest Woman Organizers Stripped Title From Winner After Discovering He Is A Man

Britain's Andrea Thompson was finally crowned as the World's Strongest Woman after the original winner was disqualified from the championships for lying about his sex.

Official Strongman stripped American Jammie Booker of the title, stating that Booker had violated the rules after the organization claimed she was "biologically male". Australian Allira-Joy Cowley has been promoted to second in the championships.

Organizers said Booker, from Philadelphia, violated the contest’s rules, which clearly stipulate that athletes must compete in the category that aligns with their biological sex at birth.

"It appears that an athlete who is biologically male and who now identifies as female competed in the Women’s Open category," organizers said in a social media statement announcing the decision.

"Official Strongman officials were unaware of this fact ahead of the competition and we have been urgently investigating since being informed."

"Had we been aware, or had this been declared at any point before or during the competition, this athlete would not have been permitted to compete in the Woman’s Open category," they added.

The move comes after Thompson, was filmed storming off the podium as she raged about the "bulls–t" decision to award the title to Booker.

Thompson is now the winner, which many online supporters had called her all along.

Organizers said the places will now be altered accordingly in the wake of Booker's disqualification.

"We are clear — competitors can only compete in the category for the biological sex recorded at birth," organizers said.

"Official Strongman is inclusive and proud to run events which do not discriminate against athletes based on personal characteristics. Any athlete is welcome. But it is our responsibility to ensure fairness and ensure athletes are assigned to men or women’s categories based on whether they are recorded as male or female at birth."

Three-time champ Rebecca Roberts led the backlash — quickly claiming that no one was aware of Booker’s gender at birth.

"Transgender women, people born male, should not be competing in the women’s category," she said in a statement prior to Booker being stripped of the title.

"What happened this weekend wasn’t transparent. None of us knew. Not even the organizers knew. And when fairness is taken by surprise, trust in the sport begins to crack."

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PWFT Is Now Ready For The Inaugural Futsal World Cup

As the host of the first-ever FIFA Women’s Futsal World Cup, the Philippine Women’s National Futsal Team (PWFT) says it is not feeling pressure and is focused on letting performance speak for itself.

The tournament is scheduled from 21 November to 7 December 2025 at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.

National team mainstays Jaclyn Sawicki and Katrina Guillou said competing on home soil is inspiring.

"I don't think we're going to take that pressure on with us. I think we're going to just enjoy being here in the Philippines and just enjoy the experience and really not take it for granted because it is special to be part of this for the first time ever," midfielder Sawicki said during the 2026 PUMA Philippines x Philippine Football Federation Kit Launch on 15 November.

"So to be able to do that on the world's biggest stage, and in our home country with the crowd physically present this time, is truly special," she added.

Sawicki also noted that representing the country carries significant responsibility, which she described as an honour for every player wearing the red, blue, and white.

Guillou said the team is aiming for victory in the historic event, which has been in planning since 2022.

"I think it's not just me, but I can speak for everyone here that we stay focused, expecting to win, and we're going to give our best," Guillou said.

Tickets for the tournament are available at FIFA.com and range from PhP 499 to PhP 2,999.

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IOC Moves To Ban Transgender Women In Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is closely edging closer towards implementing of a complete ban on transgender women competing in the female category in time for the Los Angeles Olympic Games.

Multiple sources expect such a ban to come into effect over the next six to 12 months with the new IOC president, Kirsty Coventry, making clear she wants to drive through her campaign pledge to protect the female category.

Such a policy would also avoid potential conflict with the US president, Donald Trump, before the LA 2028 Games, after he signed an executive order to prevent transgender women from competing in female sport in February.

The IOC, however, is still facing some internal resistance to a ban on athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD), who were reported female at birth but have male chromosomes and male testosterone levels.

Such athletes, which include the London 2012 and Rio 2016 gold medallist Caster Semenya, have now been barred by World Athletics from the female category. But football’s governing body, Fifa, does allow athletes with a DSD to compete in the women’s game.

However, the majority of insiders expect that Coventry’s campaign pledge will mean any athlete who has gone through male puberty will be banned from the female category.

Speculation that the IOC would introduce a new policy as soon as January intensified recently after it was reported that its director of health, medicine and science, Dr. Jane Thornton, had given a science-based review of the evidence to its members last week, showing there were permanent physical advantages to being born male.

Thornton, a former Canadian rower, also explained how some sports bodies, such as World Athletics, were now using the SRY cheek-swab gene test to determine the biological sex of athletes in what was said by one source to be "a factual and dispassionate presentation".

The IOC, however, quickly denied any decision had been made. It is also understood that its working group on the issue is still continuing its deliberations, and the summer of 2026 is a more realistic timeframe for the new policy.

Yet while the IOC is set on bringing in a new policy, much remains unclear. Will it follow the lead of World Athletics, with its cheek‑swab test? And can it ensure that any new policy does not face a legal challenge?

A statement from the IOC read: "An update was given by the IOC’s director of health, medicine and science to the IOC members last week during the IOC commission meetings. The working group is continuing its discussions on this topic and no decisions have been taken yet. Further information will be provided in due course."

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