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Paul Rouse: What would it take for a boycott of the Trump World Cup?

The lessons from history tell us that the only way that the World Cup will not happen is if there is a world war.
Paul Rouse: What would it take for a boycott of the Trump World Cup?

POLITICAL FOOTBALL: US President Donald Trump is presented with the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize award by FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Pic: Sam Corum/PA Wire.

What exactly would Donald Trump have to do before there is an organised boycott of the World Cup in America which is due to start next June?

Is there actually a tipping point at which associations or players or sponsors will say that this event cannot go on – or at least it cannot go on with us being a part of it?

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