Trump-Linked Controversy Clouds Infantino’s World Cup
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A politically charged World Cup unfolds around FIFA president Gianni Infantino as the USMNT’s loss to Belgium and reports that Trump allies pressed to overturn Balogun’s ban trigger accusations of political interference, drawing European protests even as FIFA maintains independence and the tournament presses on.
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