Infantino’s Yearslong Effort to Woo Trump for the World Cup NYT - Top Stories By: Tariq Panja and Rebecca R. Ruiz 9 June 2026 at 10:00 Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, has unabashedly courted the president’s favor. Soccer officials privately ask, who really benefits? © Anna Moneymaker/The New York TimesPresident Trump with Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s president, at the White House in 2019.
U.S. Denies Entry to World Cup Referee From Somalia NYT - Top Stories By: Hussein Mohamed and Tariq Panja 8 June 2026 at 22:40 Omar Artan was one of 52 referees selected for the FIFA World Cup. But on Saturday he was denied entry because of “vetting concerns,” U.S. officials said. © Khaled Desouki/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesOmar Artan will not officiate games at the World Cup, FIFA said.
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