Gianni Infantino effigy with ‘money ears’ and ‘tiny Trump’ to be burned at UK Bonfire Night occasion

The controversial Fifa president is depicted holding a golden statue of Donald Trump’s head, poking fun at the ‘Fifa Peace Prize’, ahead of the Kent town’s November 7 celebrations

A towering effigy of Fifa president Gianni Infantino, complete with cash spilling out of his ears, has been unveiled for a Kent town’s Bonfire Night festivities. The divisive football bigwig has been depicted clutching a golden statue of US President Donald Trump’s head, taking a swipe at the “Fifa Peace Prize”.

The 11-metre likeness of Infantino also features a “red card hotline” token and a “Presidents for Dummies” book. Positioned at the foot of the statue is a wheelie bin, stuffed with a Manchester City shirt and a traffic light. The colossal creation, unveiled on Wednesday, will serve as the focal point of Edenbridge’s Bonfire Night extravaganza on November 7.

It also features a Donald Trump-shaped blustering World Cup trophy, after the pair’s relationship caused chaos at the US World Cup earlier this year.

Edenbridge Bonfire Society has been lampooning celebrities and politicians through its larger-than-life effigies since 1994, having previously set its sights on Mr Trump, Liz Truss, Harvey Weinstein, Katie Hopkins and Sir Sadiq Khan.

Last year featured a whopping effigy of then prime minister Sir Keir Starmer sporting a “farmer harmer” badge, with a digital ID card tucked into his belt.

Mr Infantino, who has headed up Fifa since 2016, has been dogged by a string of controversies this year and stands accused of attempting to line his own pockets through his position as the organisation’s president.

On the mock “Presidents for Dummies” book adorning the effigy, a line cheekily reads “how to make billions”.

Following the men’s World Cup this summer, Mr Infantino had reportedly sought private investment in a company to oversee the tournament’s commercial operations. The footballing world erupted in outrage, with the Swiss president facing accusations of attempting to “sell off” the game.

This came on the heels of the furore surrounding American striker Folarin Balogun’s red card during the World Cup, with Mr Trump openly admitting he had urged Mr Infantino to review the decision.

The Edenbridge Bonfire Society has been marking Bonfire Night for almost a century, though the tradition of setting alight giant effigies only began in the mid-1990s.

Sir Winston Churchill is among a number of notable figures to have officially opened the Kent town’s Bonfire Night festivities.