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sop

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2. Had FIFA just announced - "after further review" - the ban was excessive, it wouldn't be such a big deal.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 10:14 AM

15 hrs ago

What turned it into an international scandal was Trump's phone call to Infantino corruptly influencing the outcome of the US - Belgium match, and Trump himself confirming his intervention on Truth Social.

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Integrity of game at stake over Fifa Balogun decision - Uefa [View all] Eugene 15 hrs ago OP

Watch this sleazy tr*mpian corruption be the trigger that finally brings down FIFA. rubbersole 15 hrs ago #1

...or NATO Ponietz 14 hrs ago #4

Had FIFA just announced - "after further review" - the ban was excessive, it wouldn't be such a big deal. sop 15 hrs ago #2

This is what Trump does. RandySF 14 hrs ago #3