Guardian Australia · World Cup 2026

Infantino’s Faustian bargain with Trump has stained football’s biggest stage

· By Nathán Goldberg Crenier
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The Fifa president sought influence with the US leader. Instead, Fifa’s president has entangled football in politics and wounded the game’s credibility

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