Infantino is learning the same lesson that everyone who has dealt with Trump learns the hard way: loyalty is a one-way street with him. All that effort to massage Trump's ego and Infantino doesn't even have enough sway to get a Somali ref into the country.
Michael
This will go down as a major stain on FIFA and its World Cup before a ball has even been kicked. Infantino has been banging on about the most inclusive World Cup and Africa’s top referee can’t even get into the country.
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