World Cup Trump cards: Infantino, FIFA and the meddlesome US President

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Yet again, FIFA, and its chief, Gianni Infantino, have distinguished the game of football by showing what it is all about.

Not glorious athletes representing code and country across the globe.

Not the sense of wellbeing that comes with exercise.

No: it’s all about corrupt manoeuvrings, opaque decisions, and scandalous meddling.

And who better to be at the centre of it than one of America’s most corrupt, self-enriching figures, one President Donald J. Trump?

On 5th July, the one-game suspension for American striker Folarin Balogun was vacated in exchange for a one-year probation.

Balogun had received a contentious red card in the US match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup round of 32.

It was not a decision […]