FIFA makes U-turn following call from Trump

Post by sxzygz » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC

Post by NomDePlum » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC

spacedcowboy wrote: post #2

It bothers me, that FIFA and the US government are so openly corrupt. But it bothers me more that it works for them. The only response to Trump phoning the head of FIFA to tell him to remove a red-card is "fuck off".

Post by kashunstva » Mon, Jul 06, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC

spacedcowboy wrote: post #2

It bothers me, that FIFA and the US government are so openly corrupt. But it bothers me more that it works for them. The only response to Trump phoning the head of FIFA to tell him to remove a red-card is "fuck off".

Post by charlieyu1 » Mon, Jul 06, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC

kashunstva wrote: post #5

spacedcowboy wrote: post #2

It bothers me, that FIFA and the US government are so openly corrupt. But it bothers me more that it works for them. The only response to Trump phoning the head of FIFA to tell him to remove a red-card is "fuck off".

I don’t understand what Infantino gets out of this relationship. He gives Trump a made-up “FIFA Peace Prize,” poses at every turn for photos with him and now meddles in game calls. I see what Trump is getting out of the deal. What about Infantino? Is adjacency to power, no matter how corrupt and incompetent that valuable?