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FIFA Caved to a Phone Call. Taylor Swift's Wedding Went Full AI. Great Week for Media Theory.
Two stories this week that look completely unrelated. A presidential phone call to a football governing body. A celebrity wedding at Madison Square Garden with zero authorised photos. Both ended the same way: the people trying to control the story lost control of it completely.
FIFA reversed Folarin Balogun's World Cup red card ban after Trump personally called Gianni Infantino. No explanation given. First time in 64 years a player avoided a suspension after being sent off at a World Cup. The USA then lost 4-1 to Belgium anyway. Meanwhile FIFA's own refereeing chief told the press that…
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