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How will Trump impact football in the U.S.?

How will Trump impact football in the U.S.?

Update: 2025-01-232
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Among the tech billionaires, cabinet nominees and former leaders as Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. president was the most powerful man in football - FIFA president Gianni Infantino….

So, with both the Club World Cup and World Cup taking place in the USA in the next 18 months. 

What impact will Trump and his policies have on football over the next four years?

Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Adam Crafton in New York, Felipe Cardenas in Atlanta and Women's Sports Lead, in Burlington, Vermont, Meg Linehan to analyse and debate Trump's role in football, relationship with Infantino as well as assess what his legacy on the sport could be at the end of his time in office.

Host: Ayo Akinwolere

With: Adam Crafton, Felipe Cardenas and Meg Linehan

Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead

Producer: Guy Clarke

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How will Trump impact football in the U.S.?

How will Trump impact football in the U.S.?

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