A Trump envoy suggested to FIFA that Italy should replace Iran in the 2026 World Cup — despite Italy not quali! Swipe to see →
At some point in April 2026, someone sat across from FIFA President Gianni Infantino and said, with complete seriousness: "What if Italy ...
To understand the magnitude of the absurdity that was the Zampolli proposal, you need to understand two separate contexts that collided s...
Description: An official FIFA 2026 World Cup bracket showing Group G. The official teams (Iran, New Zealand, Belgium, Egypt) appear cross...
Football is one of the last domains where the rules are — or were, until April 2026 — perceived as relatively immune to direct political ...
The FIFA-Italy-Iran proposal is, at its core, a perfect metaphor for the state of international relations in 2026.
The Zampolli proposal — replacing Iran with Italy in the 2026 World Cup — was not only absurd from a sporting standpoint. It was also rev...
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