++Sky News++ captured his words, as he explained: “”Yes, I asked for a review by FIFA. I spoke to a man [Infantino] who is highly respected. I’m the one who got them to do it, not Biden. Biden was asleep.”

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    And here’s me, loving that our sports are becoming international. The WBC this year was fucking awesome to watch imo, and I think it’s cool that American football is expanding in other parts of the world. We can only imagine what an eventual “World Football Championship” would be like.

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      I agree it’s cool on the surface… But you know it’s going to lose authenticity exponentially.

      That’s why I feel for the people who are genuine about it. It’s a double edged sword that probably won’t care about the genuine people.

      It’s like every authentic thing America touches starts to oxidize, and rust.

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        I don’t agree with that. Imo professional sports lost its authenticity years ago when they started letting advertisers and sponsors dictate the games.