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_paperplanet_ on Instagram: "They promised cheap tickets. Prices tripled. A Somali referee got turned away. Latino fans weren’t made to feel welcome. Hotel room…"
They promised cheap tickets. Prices tripled. A Somali referee got turned away. Latino fans weren’t made to feel welcome. Hotel rooms sat empty across the country.FIFA opened an office in Trump Tower. A peace prize was created for Trump. His daughter got a seat on the board managing ticket sale funds.This is sports washing. And it’s been done before — Berlin 1936, Russia 2018, Qatar. The question isn’t whether it’s happening. It’s what they’re covering up.#FIFA #WorldCup #SportsWashing #Soccer #USPoliticsSources:The New Yorker 6.2026 “Can the World Cup Transcend Donald Trump?”The Washington Post 6.12.2026 “World Cup Comes to Trump’s America”The Conversation 6.2026 “Instead of a Soft Power Coup, the World Cup Could Be an Own Goal for Donald Trump”The Wall Street Journal 6.2026 “Trump’s World Cup Runs Into His Border Security Crackdown”The Guardian 6.11.2026 “Donald Trump, Ted Lasso, and the World Cup”Politico 6.12.2026 “Donald Trump, World Cup, FIFA”Axios 6.11.2026 “World Cup FIFA Travel and Immigration Woes”The Atlantic 6.2026 “Trump, Soccer, and the World Cup”The Guardian 6.11.2026 “Is Trump About to Ruin the World Cup?”