Widespread Discrimination at the 2026 World Cup — The article highlights visa denials and mistreatment of players, officials, fans, and journalists from African, Muslim-majority, and other countries (Somalia, Iran, Iraq, Senegal, Morocco, etc.), contradicting FIFA’s claim of the “most inclusive World Cup.”

Extreme Financial Exploitation — Ticket prices, dynamic pricing, and inflated transport costs have made the tournament unaffordable for ordinary fans, with FIFA projected to generate a record $13 billion in revenue amid widespread greed and corruption.

Deep Political and Moral Corruption — The piece accuses Trump and FIFA President Infantino of interfering in match decisions (e.g., overturning a red card) and portrays the event as a symbol of American materialism, impunity for the powerful, and the poisoning of sport by politics and money.

The football has been brilliant, because football is brilliant. But the 2026 World Cup—hosted across the US, Canada, and Mexico—mainly in America—is the most corrupt, polluted tournament in the tournament’s 96-year history.

Let’s start with discrimination: Omar Artan, the first Somali referee ever invited to officiate at a World Cup, was refused entry at Miami airport—having been issued a US visa—based on spurious claims of “terrorist connections.” He flew home to a hero’s welcome, celebrated for his dignified response to a humiliating ordeal.

Palestinian Football Federation President Jibril al-Rajoub was denied entry to the US; fifteen members of Iran’s delegation were refused visas, and the Iran national team was forced to commute from Mexico for matches in the US.

Iraqi striker Aymen Hussein was detained for nearly seven........

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