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popsdenver

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7. People who know soccer

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:05 PM

Jan 2026

have told me that FIFA is the world's second most corrupt organization, with Republicans #ONE..........

Maybe ALL of soccer's foreign teams, players, and fans should refuse to attend ANY event held in the USA??????????????
And including any soccer fans/spectators buying tickets to ANY World soccer game here in the U.S.

Everyone could call it a "Anti-Trump/Republican Soccer Tariff"................

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FIFA releases statement after Donald Trump bans 15 World Cup nations from US [View all] DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 2026 OP

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People who know soccer popsdenver Jan 2026 #7

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