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‘Football for sale’: How Infantino's Trump-backed plan is tearing apart FIFA after World Cup fiasco
FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s secretive, Trump-backed plan to sell a 20% World Cup stake for $4.2 billion has sparked unified global opposition, a UEFA boycott threat, and a US congressional inquiry over conflicts of interest and governance failures.
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'Which peace have you chosen': Mother of 7-year-old Makan Nasiri writes letter to FIFA president
The mother of seven-year-old son Makan Nasiri, killed in a US-Israeli bombing of a school in Minab, has written a letter to FIFA president Gianni Infantino as the 2026 World Cup begins.
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FIFA's neutrality and human rights narratives crumble as Trump hijacks the World Cup
FIFA's mandate has collapsed at the US-hosted 2026 World Cup as visa denials, deportations, and exclusion – targeting Iran, African and Muslim-majority countries – revealing that geopolitics, not merit, now determines access.
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Iran Football Federation slams abrupt US decision to cancel its ticket quota
The Iranian Football Federation condemns in the strongest terms the abrupt decision by US authorities to cancel its ticket quota and obstruct the sale of tickets to Team Melli fans.
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Africa’s best referee denied entry to US despite being picked by FIFA for World Cup
In another scandalous event just days before the 2026 World Cup, a highly decorated Somali referee, widely described as Africa's finest, has been denied entry to the United States.
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‘With you every step of the way’: IRGC commander’s pep talk to football team ahead of World Cup
Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the IRGC aerospace force commander on Wednesday issued a message of support for the national football team.
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US sponsor drops Japanese football legend Keisuke Honda over support for Iran
Japanese football icon Keisuke Honda has lost an advertising contract with an American company after publicly expressing his support for Iran amid the US-Israeli military aggression against the Islamic Republic.
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Calls grow to drop US as 2026 World Cup co-host amid domestic unrest, foreign interference
A senior German football official has urged European nations to “seriously consider” boycotting the 2026 FIFA World Cup in protest at US President Donald Trump’s controversial foreign policy.
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