World Cup integrity questioned by European rights body

GENEVA — Europe’s top human rights body questioned the integrity of the World Cup and urged FIFA on Sunday to help build a stronger framework for the 2030 edition being played mostly in Spain and Portugal. “The next crisis has already begun. It has two names: money and power,” the head of the 46-nation Council of Europe wrote Sunday in an open letter to its formal working partner FIFA hours before the final between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Swiss politician Alain Berset cited FIFA suspending a ban for United States forward Folarin Balugun while under pressure […]...

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