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In the spirit of celebrating those that are most likely to sow chaos into the fabric of global society, the Paz clan is the third recipient of FIFA’s least-coveted award.
MEXICO CITY — FIFA on Sunday awarded its third Peace Prize of the year to the Paz cartel, a Mexican regional crime family it praised for ‘decades of ruthless violence, suppression, and the type of order the world needs right now.’
In a ceremony at a stadium ringed by soldiers, enforcers, assassins and bosses, the FIFA officials hailed the cartel as a tireless force for stability, noting that wherever it operated, a deep and lasting silence tended to follow. The announcement itself was met with the same.
The prize, not yet a year old, honors what FIFA calls its proudest lineage: the agents of chaos and destruction without whom, organizers conceded, the beautiful game would have far fewer host nations willing to pay for it.
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