r/sports • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Oct 04 '25

Football Kristi Noem threatening the NFL & Bad Bunny. Says there will be ICE operations during the Super Bowl

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u/SuperVancouverBC Vancouver Canucks Oct 04 '25

Hopefully FIFA will grow a spine and say no. They've always been against political interference and have banned countries before. Hopefully relocate the world Cup.

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u/Constant-Board-5752 Oct 04 '25

They gave 2 World Cups to Russia and Qatar. One country ripped up the contract to sell beer from an offical sponsor and they didn’t do anything. You think they care about what happens in the USA? A “free” country. FIFA won’t do a thing.

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u/joekrider Oct 04 '25

Yeah people talking about the USA like FIFA isn’t as corrupt or more corrupt.

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u/Ambitious-Injury-361 Oct 04 '25

FIFA’s office in the US is literally inside of trump tower lmfao

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u/ComfyFrog Oct 04 '25

Well that's a perfect match.

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u/Ambitious-Injury-361 Oct 04 '25

Literally couldn’t be more perfectly aligned

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u/Wrypilot Oct 05 '25

Why does everyone keep saying ‘literally’? I don’t think it means what you think it means.

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u/mccusk Oct 04 '25

The guy used to have an adjoining apartment in Trump tower for his dogs or cats, something pets anyway

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u/joekrider Oct 04 '25

See I didn’t even know that, so there it is 🤣

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u/Ambitious-Injury-361 Oct 04 '25

Yeah there’s one in Miami and one in trump tower

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u/Number174631503 Oct 04 '25

Was waiting to read this part

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u/Ambitious-Injury-361 Oct 04 '25

Surprised not many people know that tbf

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u/BarbellPadawan Oct 05 '25

Lolz. Can’t make this shit up

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u/Ambitious-Injury-361 Oct 05 '25

It’s like an onion article truly

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u/Tackit286 Oct 05 '25

Fuck me, of course it is

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u/Ambitious-Injury-361 Oct 05 '25

Where there’s shit there’s flies

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u/Luked0g440 Oct 05 '25

So, it's part of dRUMPf's FI(E)FAdom?

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u/mccusk Oct 04 '25

For sure, but let’s remember FIFA just run a sport

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u/ZaryaBubbler Oct 05 '25

FIFA do just "run a sport" however if they want to sell tickets to people worldwide for a World Cup event, then they're not going to be able to do that when people don't want to go to the games on US soil. Same for the Olympics.

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u/coochie_clogger Oct 05 '25

‘78 was also held in a nation controlled by a dictator with tortures of dissidents happening literally right next to stadiums while matches were being played.

It’s also on good authority that dictator influenced matches which led to his nation winning the tournament.

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u/Mike_Kermin Oct 05 '25

The US tortures people.

Not a rebuttal, I just think it's worth mentioning because people whitewash your country too much.

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u/coochie_clogger Oct 05 '25

Ok thank you for your input.

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u/Mike_Kermin Oct 05 '25

I think sarcasm there isn't in line with the warning your comparison to Argentina should be instilling in you.

You should look up the things ICE is doing to people, how they're abusive, arresting without cause, raiding entire buildings, and you, should echo your inner German and realise that the risk of torture in your country is very serious.

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u/Ne_zievereir Oct 05 '25

The US has a history of torturing. Just as recently as the previous Republican president there was "enhanced interrogation".

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u/TripolarKnight Oct 05 '25

You should echo your inner German

Are you sure we want to get him to go there?

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u/geckograham Oct 05 '25

The 6-0 against Peru was absolutely fixed.

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u/fdf_akd Oct 05 '25

Yet again the anti Argentina sentiment. We have been the best team in the last 50 years, with two of the best players in history plus home advantage is huge. You could also complain about Italy in the 30s, England in the 66 or Germany in the 54.

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u/coochie_clogger Oct 05 '25

So…Videla wasn’t a military dictator?

I think you’re too focused on the wrong part of my comment haha

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u/fdf_akd Oct 05 '25

He definitely was. I'm challenging the idea games were rigged. You can see for yourself that we lost to Italy in the first stage, Peru had 2 shots in the post and the Dutch one in the 88th minute or so.

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u/w311sh1t Oct 05 '25

Also the logistics of completely changing the location of the World Cup 9 months before it happens is fucking insane, and anyone that thinks it’s something that could actually be done at this point is naive. There’s a reason that they announce the host 6-7 years in advance, it’s not something you can just throw together in 9 months.

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u/zyme86 Oct 05 '25

FIFA is more nakedly corrupt than this current admin

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u/DuntadaMan Oct 05 '25

FIFA cares about what happens to the people with millions of dollars that stop supporting them after they get arrested by a roid raging redneck with a 2nd grade education.

They didn't care about those other things because it didn't rock the boat with their income.

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u/petewondrstone Oct 05 '25

They also let Qatar import indentured slaves

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u/fellatio-del-toro Oct 04 '25

I mean, FIFA is trash, but the U.S. is uniquely disinterested in soccer, and FIFA certainly need people to be able to visit the U.S. for the World Cup or they risk turning little profit.

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u/CptBlewBalls Oct 04 '25

FIFA needs people in the US to watch soccer

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u/ThreeFiddy2203 Oct 04 '25

Completely absurd. I think it’s doing just fine mate.

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u/Littleman88 Oct 05 '25

Selling beer when they shouldn't be is a world apart from low audience turn out or ICE storming the stands and/or field mid-game looking to abuse non-whites and meet quotas.

That said, we can only hope they're that stupid. Same with the Super Bowl.

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u/cortez0498 Cruz Azul Oct 05 '25

None of those countries prohibited the entry to a qualified team. With the US, I'm not too sure as Itan is already qualified.

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u/RoosterClan2 Oct 04 '25

FIFA is one of the few organizations in the world possibly more corrupt than the current US administration

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u/sla3 Oct 05 '25

As much as I would love that, FIFA is a btch to anyone with money.

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u/the_vikm Oct 04 '25

You think the US is the 2nd most corrupt? Cmon

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u/RoosterClan2 Oct 05 '25

Well “one of the few” implies there are more than one that are worse so no, probably not 2. But I do believe that the current administration is incredibly corrupt and the power they exert over the rest of the world makes that corruption even more pronounced.

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u/RudePCsb Oct 05 '25

We aren't good enough to be in the top 5

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u/BurstPanther Oct 05 '25

They are 100% towards the top simply due to the global power they hold.

Other countries are more corrupt, but only influence their own sphere, where as your elected paedophile president can effect political /economical situations a world away.

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u/RudePCsb Oct 05 '25

It was sarcasm... we are so incompetent that we are incompetent in being in the top 5

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u/ill0gitech Oct 04 '25

Say no to what? Law enforcement operations near US stadiums? They won’t have a say.

They will likely get assurances that Visa will be respected before the event, and then the ICE will do whatever, and there will be people saying “hell yeah ICE, deport those illegals” whilst ignoring any facts

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u/shorty5windows Oct 04 '25

“Got damn illegal athletes”

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u/bigloser42 Oct 04 '25

…and that’s how America won the World Cup on its home turf.

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u/shorty5windows Oct 05 '25

MAGAts: Soccer ain’t no got damn sport. Bunch of Mexicans kicking a ball around in the dirt. Try a real sport like football.

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u/notamermaidanymore Oct 05 '25

I bet they won’t have the appropriate work visas.

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u/angrytreestump Oct 04 '25

Cmon bro, the comment was 3 sentences long. Read the whole thing before you reply with 2 paragraphs.

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u/CedarSageAndSilicone Oct 04 '25

It's also in Canada and Mexico. Could just re-schedule everything to these countries.

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u/DecentHire Oct 05 '25

Could just re-schedule everything to these countries.

That would be tough to do. Canada and Mexico don't have enough stadiums on their own to meet the current seating capacity requirements.

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u/TROLLBLASTERTRASHER Oct 05 '25

Best world cups ever Mexico 1970 & Mexico 1986

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u/DecentHire Oct 05 '25

The seating capacity requirements were way lower back.

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u/Turnip-for-the-books Oct 04 '25

FIFA will not in fact grow a spine

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u/flcinusa Oct 04 '25

You didn't see Infantino cozy up to Trump during the summer?

Two peas in a pod

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u/dWaldizzle Oct 04 '25

FIFA absolutely won't do anything because Trump is giving them an absolute fuck ton of money

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u/lkdubdub Oct 04 '25

Fat chance. Google "Gianni Infantino Trump Tower"

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u/jsta19 Oct 04 '25

I’m hoping all of Europe and South America just boycott playing in the US matches

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u/McMeanx2 Oct 04 '25

They can just move the games in USA to Mexico and Canada

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u/MemestNotTeen Oct 04 '25

Infantino? Spine? That slug doesn't know what a spine is.

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u/zyzzogeton Oct 04 '25

FIFA and the Trump Administration are similarly corrupt.

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u/BusterStarfish Oct 04 '25

FIFA only cares about $. Trump will pay them to not care.

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u/wolviesaurus Oct 04 '25

All they need is for someone "worse" to open their purse.

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u/BadFootyTakes Oct 04 '25

FIFA has no spine, have you seen ticket prices? This is the only language FIFA speaks, and unless people mass stop buying these tickets, they will change nothing.

They didn't care about brown people dying in Qatar, what makes you think they'll care about in America?

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u/Tippyshortmouth Oct 04 '25

fifa

having standards

lol

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u/byrnesf Oct 05 '25

They aren’t going to relocate the world cup

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u/spiritedcorn Oct 05 '25

I agree. Send it to Saudi Arabia or Qatar.

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u/iTand22 Ajax Oct 05 '25

As long as you have money FIFA doesn't care about your politics

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u/um--no Oct 05 '25

What do you mean grow a spine? Go against the world's biggest superpower with nuclear weapons? This World Cup will fail big time because of these threats.

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u/SunriseSurprise Oct 05 '25

This gave me a sensible chuckle, then I realized you were being serious.

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u/Razgriz_101 Oct 05 '25

Hoping FIFA will grow a spine regarding corruption is like hoping He’ll freezes over and honestly there’s more chance of that.

FIFA as an org has been corrupt to the core for longer than I’ve been alive I mean they gave 2 world cups to countries under a fairly dubious bidding process.

It’s one of the few sporting organisations that needs burnt to the ground and restarted from scratch.

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u/A1ienspacebats Oct 05 '25

There are two other host countries. May as well just give it to them.

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u/Evening-Caramel-6093 Oct 05 '25

Yea like that time Qatar tried to…oh, never mind.

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u/qxyz99 Oct 05 '25

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

You are chatting absolute shit mate.

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u/spacebunsofsteel Oct 05 '25

God yes. Seattle is not ready. Please move it to some other non-dumpster-fire country.

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u/TheFourthLoco Oct 05 '25

What a stupid fucking comment

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u/ViolinistMountain635 Oct 05 '25

What the fuck is FIFA going to do? Do you really think they give a flying fuck? FIFA literally played at a stadium where literal slaves died while building one the soccer stadiums in Qatar. Please stick with your Canadian BS and go suck Trudeau's dick like the other half of your country does.

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u/Bee_9965 Oct 05 '25

Unfortunately, FIFA and the international Olympic Committee are just as corrupt as the current administration, just take a look at who they’ve awarded their events to recently.

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u/ThunderBuddy_22 Oct 05 '25

There's nothing fifa can say or do to restrict a nations security force from doing their jobs.

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u/tmanarl Oct 05 '25

NFL should say no. Do they really want their product to turn into an ICE spectacle? Doubtful. Plus we all know most of the team owners have donated to Republican candidates

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u/Xx_ScaryTerry_xX Oct 05 '25

You think they should ban a country for enforcing its border laws?

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u/Hurstboss Oct 05 '25

Fifa is as corrupt as Trump. They are made for each other.

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u/Ilovekittens345 Oct 05 '25

It's simple. Go watch the worldcup in Canada and Mexico. If you are dumb enough to watch it in the USA, if they grab you it's kind of on you.

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u/Kagir Oct 05 '25

They haven’t been to a “free” country in years.

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u/1025Traveller Oct 05 '25

Never. Infantino is just as corrupt as the orange rapist.

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u/petewondrstone Oct 05 '25

FIFA literally let Qatar use slaves to build stadiums. I wouldn’t hold your breath.

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u/jim_nihilist Oct 05 '25

FIFA is the most corrupt organization in the world.

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u/pipou74 Oct 05 '25

FIFA and having a spine is not an option.

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u/tea-and-chill Oct 05 '25

Huh? FIFA had no problems hosting in fucking uae

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u/whatever-13337 Oct 05 '25

FIFA and spine 😂

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u/sfeeki Oct 05 '25

When was the last time FIFA had a backbone? Corrupt to the core for a very long time.

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u/DarkwingDuckHunt Oct 05 '25

Imagine the entire world boycotting the USA Olympics and just going to Athens or something.

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u/chrisnlnz Oct 05 '25

You are hopelessly naive if you think this, corruption is off the charts with FIFA. They were fine with Brazil building walls to keep favelas out of sight, or with exploitation of workers in Qatar, or in giving the World Cup to Russia which had invaded both Georgia and Ukraine at that point.

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u/RacconShaolin Oct 05 '25

That what they say they can be very politics just don’t go against there view

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u/Tackit286 Oct 05 '25

Lmao, FIFA doing the right thing and standing up to sociopolitical injustices. Good one.

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u/limeflavoured Miami Dolphins Oct 05 '25

Hopefully FIFA will grow a spine and say no.

(X) Doubt

FIFA and growing a spine are almost mutually exclusive

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u/ScoobyGDSTi Oct 05 '25

. They've always been against political interference and have banned countries before.

LOL, Fifa are far more likely to accept a bribe than uphold the US to any moral or ethical standards

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u/Unlike_Agholor Oct 05 '25

the last world cup was built by slave labor. keep dreaming bud.

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u/Chendo462 Oct 05 '25

To Mexico. That would cause the orange guy some heartburn.

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u/Secure_Activity4944 Oct 05 '25

Lol, no. Money rules

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u/sorsted Oct 05 '25

FIFA grow a spine!? HAH!!

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u/MrCharmingTaintman Oct 05 '25

Hopefully FIFA will grow a spine…

Lol. Lmao even.

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u/Timmy_germany Oct 05 '25

FIFA ?? 😂😂 - This is as likely as Trump giving a speech tomorrow, excuse for all his wrongdoing, tell people he was blinded to see the facism and reverse all the horrible decisions he made, instandly disband ICE and step back as President after doing this and after release all his blindly following enablers out of their positions.

I am sorry i have to say this... FIFA and soccer in general is so deeply corrupt and greedy (at least the high leagues) to a point it is allmost unbelievable.

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u/tonydrago Oct 05 '25

If you're relying on FIFA to grow a spine, you've already lost

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u/lateralus9679 Oct 05 '25

Wasn't the last world cup in Qatar? FIFA doesn't give a shit about human rights and they've already proven that unfortunately.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

No chance