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angrychair

(10,897 posts)
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 08:46 PM Wednesday

Head of FIFA torches the Mango Mussolini

Gianni Infantino, the international President of FIFA, absolutely burned that bloated bag of shit to ash for his behavior at the Club World Cup Final in New Jersey.
I'm including the IG video of his response but it is as full throated a slap in the face to turdballs I have every heard from a prominent international leader since the beginning.
Making it clear that he stole the fake trophy and that he was not wanted on the stage but refused to leave.
He made it clear that the Mango Mussolini was not welcome at future matches
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMJCQSJhiyh/?igsh=MTQycmE0b2c0ZTBsMA==

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Head of FIFA torches the Mango Mussolini (Original Post) angrychair Wednesday OP
TY, that was quite a smack down! great! electric_blue68 Wednesday #1
Chances of FIFA moving next years event BOSSHOG Wednesday #2
The 2026 World Cup is co-hosted by the US, Canada & Mexico Wiz Imp Wednesday #10
OK, is this real? Dude is a sleeze, a KRASNOV pal & now tenant in KRASNOV property UTUSN Wednesday #3
I wondered the same thing SickOfTheOnePct Wednesday #4
Probably not. demmiblue Thursday #15
Fake AI video/audio newdeal2 Wednesday #5
So I did check angrychair Wednesday #7
The tell is you can't find anything in writing about this newdeal2 Wednesday #13
Missing in Action angrychair Thursday #17
I am suspicious malaise Wednesday #8
Infantino is a POS himself and is happy to denigrate himself and soccer. 617Blue Wednesday #6
Fake. You know how I know? awesomerwb1 Wednesday #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Wednesday #12
I did find the full story behind the Trophy. What was reported in the news was very misleading. Wiz Imp Wednesday #11
There were a spate of postings here about this, actually. Igel Thursday #14
AI slop Prairie Gates Thursday #16

BOSSHOG

(43,329 posts)
2. Chances of FIFA moving next years event
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 08:54 PM
Wednesday

Scheduled for Kansas City? Everything trump touches dies.

Wiz Imp

(6,079 posts)
10. The 2026 World Cup is co-hosted by the US, Canada & Mexico
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 09:28 PM
Wednesday

There are 11 cities in the US hosting games, 3 in Mexico and 2 in Canada.
1 Los Angeles
2 SF Bay Area
3 Seattle
4 Vancouver
5 Dallas
6 Guadalajara
7 Houston
8 Kansas City
9 Mexico City
10 Monterrey
11 Atlanta
12 Boston
13 Miami
14 NY/NJ
15 Philadelphia
16 Toronto

The semi-final matches will be held in Arlington (Dallas) & Atlanta
The Championship match will be held in East Rutherford, Nj (NY/NJ)

It's almost certainly too late to remove it from the US

demmiblue

(38,562 posts)
15. Probably not.
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 10:13 AM
Thursday

But, hey, let’s post it anyway!

A concerning amount of misinformation gets posted here.

angrychair

(10,897 posts)
7. So I did check
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 09:20 PM
Wednesday

The only fake video I saw was from a TikTok video from a couple days ago that is different than this one. Apparently there is more than one fake video circulating

newdeal2

(3,419 posts)
13. The tell is you can't find anything in writing about this
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 09:45 PM
Wednesday

These are very damning words that would have made the news. And this guy doesn’t have the guts to say it because he can’t afford to ostracize Trump - the main event is next year.

angrychair

(10,897 posts)
17. Missing in Action
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 11:39 AM
Thursday

That the prospect of fans traveling and spending thousands of dollars to see a game only to get deported to a torture prison might not be the attraction some think it will be.

awesomerwb1

(4,801 posts)
9. Fake. You know how I know?
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 09:23 PM
Wednesday

Because Infantino is a corrupt piece of **** coward who would never say that.

Response to awesomerwb1 (Reply #9)

Wiz Imp

(6,079 posts)
11. I did find the full story behind the Trophy. What was reported in the news was very misleading.
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 09:37 PM
Wednesday
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/did-donald-trump-really-keep-original-fifa-club-world-cup-trophy-and-chelsea-receive-replica-8882268
Did Donald Trump Really Keep Original FIFA Club World Cup Trophy, And Chelsea Receive Replica?
United States President Donald Trump said that FIFA President Gianni Infantino gave him the original Club World Cup trophy during a White House visit in March, saying he could keep it "forever". Trump said that FIFA made a copy and gave it to Chelsea after they won the competition 3-0 against Paris Saint-Germain at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

That was Trump full of shit as usual. The trophy Trump has was never meant to be the one awarded to the winning team. It was a sample or replica unveiled to show what the real thing would look like. In reality:
The trophy was unveiled by Infantino for the first time in an event at the Oval Office in March. And since then, the trophy has stayed there.

"I said, When are you going to pick up the trophy? [They said] 'We're never going to pick it up. You can have it forever in the Oval Office. We're making a new one,'" Trump said in an interview with official Club World Cup broadcaster Dazn on Sunday. "And they actually made a new one. So that was quite exciting, but it is in the Oval [Office] right now."


Chelsea rightfully received the "real" trophy.

Igel

(36,981 posts)
14. There were a spate of postings here about this, actually.
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 08:25 AM
Thursday

That the "original" was "given" in March was a hint that something was going on and it wasn't Infantino caught off guard by its confiscation. More sucking up, but wasn't it around that time that concerns about FIFA participants getting visas to the US was an worry concern?

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