Trump Melts Down as His Suck-Up Pal Faces Humiliating Crisis

President Donald Trump has come out swinging for his under-fire FIFA shill, Gianni Infantino.

The Swiss soccer administrator finds himself in a sticky spot after it was revealed that he spearheaded a move to sell off a hefty chunk of the rights to the organization’s competitions, including the World Cup, the crown jewel of FIFA, soccer’s world governing body.

The idea, called the FIFA Forward Enterprise, was revealed by the Times of London about a week after the World Cup final. It was immediately, and ferociously, panned by the football world, including regional associations under FIFA.

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