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Using FIFA to Kick Putin in the Face

LONG SHOT

A bipartisan group of senators is trying to take the World Cup from Vladimir Putin. But will FIFA listen?

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On a strange issue uniting foreign affairs and sports, Republicans and Democrats have come together to attempt a major league task: Persuading the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to deprive Russia of its hosting duties vis-a-vis the next World Cup.

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