“Even by the standards of FIFA,” it is an unprecedented level of foul play, says Samindra Kunti.
He’s Belgian. He’s One of FIFA’s Biggest Critics. He’s Got Some Opinions About Trump’s Intervention.
By
Andrew Rice,
a features writer at New York Magazine
and has been a staff member since 2012. He is the author of two books, including ‘The Year That Broke America,’ a history of the contested 2000 election.
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Drawing on his years of soccer expertise, US President Donald Trump declared Folarin Balogun’s previous-round red card for…
The relationship between Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been long in the making and is now at the center of…
The unprecedented move has thrust FIFA's disciplinary process into the global spotlight and prompted an angry response from…
FIFA has endured decades of scandals from kickbacks to sprawling criminal conspiracy. Trump red card call added fuel to the fire.
Although Belgium described the move as unprecedented, FIFA has previously suspended the implementation of disciplinary sanctions.…
President Donald Trump's call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino preceded FIFA's decision to reverse a red card ban for USMNT…
