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Related: About this forumTrump makes SHOCK ADMISSION on WORLD CUP...it BACKFIRED! - Meidas Touch
Donald Trump's FIFA meddling may have just ruined tonight's World Cup match featuring USA and Belgium. Francis Maxwell reacts. - 07/06/2026.
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Trump makes SHOCK ADMISSION on WORLD CUP...it BACKFIRED! - Meidas Touch (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
20 hrs ago
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Definitely political interference over what was supposed to be a historic world series...
Rhiannon12866
17 hrs ago
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That's true, it's safer than football and even young kids can learn to play.
Rhiannon12866
17 hrs ago
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rampartd
(5,754 posts)1. ruined the entire world cup for me
i don't gamble on soccer but there may have been serious money "invested " in this series, with the odds now skewed, and shown to be skewable, by political interference.
this data point fits with eric trump and the fixed mma fights as well as the polymarket bets.
there should be lawsuits from all the sports books and their customers.
Rhiannon12866
(261,827 posts)2. Definitely political interference over what was supposed to be a historic world series...
rampartd
(5,754 posts)3. the sport is playing for high stakes and a us market
there are reasons to like the idea, safety of our kids being one and the relative expense of a soccer ball and a pair of sneakers making soccer playable by everyone .
but if they are willing to bend the rules for trump they are no better than our supreme court.
Rhiannon12866
(261,827 posts)4. That's true, it's safer than football and even young kids can learn to play.
But the felon-in-chief interfering has given the sport a bad name here. *sigh*