{"id":154812,"date":"2026-07-19T15:16:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=154812"},"modified":"2026-07-19T15:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:16:23","slug":"how-the-united-bid-became-the-trump-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=154812","title":{"rendered":"How the United Bid became the Trump Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Politics<\/p>\n

As you wait for the opening whistle between Spain and Argentina, take a few minutes to understand the secret political history behind the fraught tournament just wrapping up, from Zurich to the Meadowlands.<\/p>\n

Sophia Cai\u2019s POLITICO Magazine story \u201cHow the World Cup Became the Trump Trophy<\/a>,\u201d shows how the U.S. nearly destroyed FIFA and then made it stronger than ever, and how a tournament hatched as an exercise in North American cooperation became Trump\u2019s plaything.<\/p>\n

You can read Sophia\u2019s story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/a>Politics, World Cup<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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