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Miguel Maduro, the former chairman of FIFA’s governance committee, suggested current FIFA President Gianni Infantino violated the governing body’s bylaws by recently expressing support for President Donald Trump.

Maduro told The Athletic he believes Infantino violated FIFA’s rules regarding political neutrality with recent comments made about Trump at the American Business Forum in Miami Wednesday, when Infantino said, “I think we should all support what he’s doing because I think it’s looking pretty good.”

“The final part of his statement does more than recognize the legitimacy of President Trump. It endorses his political program and actions and argues others should support them too. He is taking a position in what is an internal political d

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