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Cheezoholic

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4. This is no surprise AT ALL. FIFA is one of the most corrupt sporting org's in the world if not the most

Reply to Prairie Gates (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 04:16 PM

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It was obvious with Ronaldo at the beginning of this and it's obvious here. This is not the first time corruption laid its ugly head in the lap of FIFA. Far from it. It lives there. It's about billions. Always is.

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