Europe’s soccer league, which encompasses nearly every country in the continent, has vowed a boycott of the World Cup and other FIFA events if the organization moves forward with its plan to sell a large minor stake of the global competition to the Kushner family. On Tuesday, FIFA announced a plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, and told members that the plan needed to…
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The Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have launched an investigation into dealings between President Donald Trump and the leaders of FIFA on the heels of the World Cup, accusing the leaders of conducting a “bribery and corruption scheme” to enrich themselves at the expense of soccer fans around the world. On Monday, the committee’s ranking member, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland)…
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On Friday, American golfer and right-winger Bryson DeChambeau reportedly threatened to get President Donald Trump to help get a two-stroke penalty overturned during the Open in the U.K. this weekend, just weeks after a scandal in which the president intervened in a penalty for a U.S. men’s soccer player during the World Cup. During a lengthy argument with officials over the penalty that…
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President Donald Trump took part in celebrations following the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup final soccer match, just minutes after CENTCOM announced another U.S. fatality in the Middle East, the result of his illegal, unprovoked war on Iran. Trump, who appeared jubilant despite the large crowd booing and jeering him, showed up on the field alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino after…
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The biggest game in soccer is set for Sunday, when Argentina and Spain will meet in the World Cup final, held just outside of New York City. There’s just one problem — wildfire smoke now threatens the match and FIFA, the sport’s governing body, doesn’t appear to have any plan in place to protect player or fan health. Wildfire smoke blowing from Canada has blanketed large swaths of the…
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It’s hard to say for sure because of the wizardry involved. But Egyptian forward Haissem Hassan took what looked like eight touches of the ball on every part of his left foot imaginable, dancing in between and around two Argentine defenders, before ever putting it on his right. One touch on that right foot, followed by a final move from his left, and the Egyptian forward had done most of the…
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