FIFA opens office at Trump Tower, New York

July 8 – FIFA has opened an office at Trump Tower in New York City, deepening its already close ties with the much-criticised US administration. 

US President Donald Trump and FIFA supremo Gianni Infantino have long enjoyed something of a love-in, and this latest move by world football’s governing body cements its ties to the man and his sometimes controversial policies. 

Campaign groups recently warned FIFA that it risks becoming a “public relations tool to whitewash the reputation...