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‘I made them do it’ – Donald Trump takes credit for FIFA decision to overturn Folarin Balogun ban (sports.yahoo.com)

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++Sky News++ captured his words, as he explained: “”Yes, I asked for a review by FIFA. I spoke to a man [Infantino] who is highly respected. I’m the one who got them to do it, not Biden. Biden was asleep.”

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[-] IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

I agree it's cool on the surface... But you know it's going to lose authenticity exponentially.

That's why I feel for the people who are genuine about it. It's a double edged sword that probably won't care about the genuine people.

It's like every authentic thing America touches starts to oxidize, and rust.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago

I don't agree with that. Imo professional sports lost its authenticity years ago when they started letting advertisers and sponsors dictate the games.

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