The Dark Side of the World Cup: RED CARD
Posted by Zeteo on July 10, 2026
Posted by Zeteo on July 10, 2026
"From Donald Trump pressing FIFA President Gianni Infantino to reverse Folarin Balogun’s red card, to controversial VAR calls against Egypt and Iran – there’s no shortage of incidents in the 2026 World Cup that remind the world of FIFA’s corruption, its alleged biases, and how politics cannot be removed from sports.
But the story goes much deeper than the surface of the pitch."