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BRINGING THE GAME INTO DISREPUTE

FIFA president Infantino can’t grasp the soul of the beautiful game

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Michael Lewis
May 14, 2026
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We live in the third decade of the 21st century, and we have experienced plenty of innovation and change over the past 25 years.

The short list:

Smart phones.

The ability to get on the internet just about anywhere.

Social media, the good, the bad and the ugly of it.

A World Cup with, gasp, 48 teams.

We are living in an era that goes at a very rapid pace, some…

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