Trump despises referees. I sat in a meeting where he tried to eradicate judges

It sure looks like Donald Trump put his thumb on the scale.

For 24 days, the World Cup seemed to achieve a rare feat in America in 2026: It had almost nothing to do with Donald Trump.

For a while, it was easy to forget that the World Cup was being held in Trump’s America. There were no clashes between ICE and fan groups.

How the Trump administration sought to overturn Folarin Balogun's World Cup suspension and the debate over politics in sports.

A host is supposed to harvest the world’s goodwill, not burn it.