Ominous shadow of Donald Trump already looming over 2028 LA Olympics

We’re more or less at the halfway mark between the ending of the last Games in Paris and the start of a 2028 version that will be held in Los Angeles, California: a city and a state that endure a fractious relationship with the orange one in the White House
A FIRE RAGES: LA28 is a little under two years away. Pic: Frederic J. Brown/Getty

A FIRE RAGES: LA28 is a little under two years away. Pic: Frederic J. Brown/Getty

Donald Trump’s shadow is long, his influence pervasive. Football knows this now.

The World Cup ended less than two weeks ago with the US president refusing to exit the stage as Spain lifted the trophy. Now it seems like we’ll never be shot of the man and his retinue after news of Gianni Infantino’s latest blatant bombshell.

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