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FIFA boss summoned to testify about Trump ties in aftermath of World Cup
FIFA Didn’t Get Political by AccidentPower Drew the MapThis story is not about a sports bureaucracy suddenly stumbling into politics. It is about power recognizing power. Rep. Jamie Raskin has asked FIFA president Gianni Infantino to produce records on gifts, office space, communications, and the Trump-connected trail around the men’s World Cup, after FIFA rewarded Trump with a self-invented “Peace Prize,” parked itself in Trump Tower, and moved the World Cup draw into a venue taken over by Trump allies.That is the context. The substance is simpler: FIFA sought access, Trump offered leverage…
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