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Trump's 'hilarious' meddling in FIFA World Cup stuns analysts: 'Man, does this look awful'
Trump Calls FIFA, FIFA Salutes, Rules BendPower, Not ProcedureThis is not a story about sports etiquette. It is a story about who gets to call institutions and make them move. According to the reporting, the Trump White House made a direct call to FIFA, and FIFA responded by overturning Folarin Balogun’s suspension so he could play against Belgium. That is the essential fact pattern: political pressure from the executive branch, compliance from a supposedly independent sports authority, and a public reward for the person who applied the pressure.That is how institutional corruption often…
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