FIFA president Gianni Infantino's fawning must pay off with spotless World Cup | Opinion
A potential boycott by Iran and security concerns hang over the 2026 World Cup. But FIFA boss's Trump tactics may finally pay off.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is about to find out if all his sucking up was worth it. The men’s World Cup begins in a month, and it’s safe to say there’s more than just a little concern that U. S.
President Donald Trump and his underlings will find some way to co-opt it. But if Iran and a truly global fan base of visitors make it through the World Cup without any more off-field drama , then maybe Infantino humiliating himself , and FIFA by extension, will have been worth it. Maybe.
Gianni Infantino goes overboard in cozying up to president Having a good relationship with the president of the United States makes sense when that country is co-hosting one of your premier events this summer. Same for being on good terms with Canada’s prime minister and Mexico’s president, the leaders of the other co-hosts. Infantino has taken his schmoozing to cringe levels, however.
He’s been Trump’s shadow since he was re-elected U. S. president, showing up at events that have nothing to do with FIFA and fawning over Trump more than some of the president's own cabinet members.
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