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Report: Trump allegedly called FIFA president to overturn US player's red card at World Cup
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Michael Baggs (with Emily Maitlis & Jon Sopel)
15h ago· 4 min readenNews
Summary
The article reports on Donald Trump's alleged phone call to FIFA's president to overturn a red card issued to a US player during a World Cup match in Mexico City. It frames this as a "gross, improper intervention" that raises questions about Trump's belief in his own "unfettered power" and whether he has corrupted the sport of football (soccer). The piece is written by Michael Baggs with Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, with Sopel attending the match at the Azteca Stadium.
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· 3 pulledDonald Trump helped overturn a red card issued to a US player with a phone call to the boss of FIFA.
Has he corrupted the beautiful game – or does he just believe he has 'unfettered power'?
Donald Trump's 'gross, improper' intervention
Donald Trump helped overturn a red card issued to a US player with a phone call to the boss of FIFA. Has he corrupted the beautiful game – or does he just believe he has “unfettered power”?
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