'You were busy planting seeds of hate': FIFA backs Trump-Balogun decision, hits back at World Cup critics

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Photo/Agencies One week after the FIFA World Cup final, FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the tournament and criticised what he described as negative coverage, accusing some critics of “spreading hate and false rumors. ” In a 900-word statemen... [2607 chars]

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