'Americanised World Cup showed insidious Gianni Infantino was ready to sell football's soul'

'Americanised World Cup showed insidious Gianni Infantino was ready to sell football's soul'

"Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a stake in FIFA's commercial operations to investors linked to Trump's family is the culmination of the Americanisation of football we already glimpsed at the last World Cup - and supporters, not Infantino, will pay the price"

Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino booed before World Cup presentation ceremony

US president watches Spain v Argentina match World Cup final: live coverage of the match Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino were booed as they took to the field for the presentation ceremony of the World Cup final on Sunday. Trump arrived at the stadium on Marine One, with the president’s helicopter first flying over the stadium about 45 minutes before kick-off. There was little reaction from the crowd as the aircraft flew over the stadium, with Marine One landing nearby a few minutes later. The president was seated in a glassed-in section of luxury seats on the west side of the stadium shortly before kick-off, along with the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino. Other dignitaries and former players sat nearby, including Spain’s king, Felipe VI, Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, and Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum. Continue reading...