Satire: FIFA reportedly halves size of US goal after Trump phone call
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Der Postillon
3h ago· 2 min readde
Summary
A satirical article from dpo (Der Postillon-style German satire news) reporting that FIFA has decided to make the USA's goal only half the normal size for their World Cup match against Belgium, allegedly following a phone call from President Trump to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino. The piece mocks Trump's influence-peddling and FIFA's questionable decision-making through absurd humor.
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· 2 pulledAus FIFA-Fairplay-Gründen, die wir nicht näher darlegen wollen, ist das Tor der USA nur halb so groß
Nach der Halbzeit wird das kleine Tor auf die andere Seite getragen, damit es auch in der zweiten Hälfte das Tor der USA ist.
Washington (dpo) - Ging hier alles mit rechten Dingen zu? Die FIFA hat heute entschieden, dass das Tor der USA im WM-Achtelfinale gegen Bel...
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