The FIFA World Cup will arrive stateside on June 13, with the first game being USA vs. Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Normally, that would be cause for equal parts celebration and nerve-wracking anxiety about how the home team will perform — but Donald Trump’s immigration policy has somehow grabbed all the attention.
Now, even the former president of FIFA is backing calls for a fan boycott from other nations. Sepp Blatter, 89, is the predecessor of current FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and by the standards of many who follow the sport, Blatter is far from a respected voice in global soccer.
