What a nasty fucking attitude. Jesus, he's got no redeeming qualities at all, does he?
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.In response [to Trump's tweet], FIFA highlighted its Bid Rules of Conduct, which prohibit anyone affiliated with a bid "from making any written or oral statements of any kind, whether adverse or otherwise, in relation to the bids of other member associations that expressed their interest in submitting to FIFA a bid to host the final competition of the 2026 FIFA World Cup or other Candidate Host Associations."
The FIFA rules also instruct member associations to reject "any attempt to be influenced in relation to their function and obligations."
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Several European countries' soccer federations -- including Russia, France and Belgium -- have announced they will back Morocco's bid, which is also likely to earn significant support from African nations.
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ESPN reported in February that the race between the joint bid and Morocco was already much closer than expected, due in part to Trump's foreign policies -- including a travel ban against mostly Arab countries -- and rhetoric in describing poorer countries. Lingering resentment over the U.S. Department of Justice investigation into FIFA corruption has also hampered the U.S.-led bid's effort to attract votes.
ESPN
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