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Posted on 10/13/2026 9:18:45 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
About a year before the World Cup, FIFA held a splashy opening for its latest office, a 17th-floor suite in Trump Tower. President Trump’s son Eric Trump said his family’s organization was “honored” to host the global soccer body.
FIFA signed a more than seven-year lease, worth about $4 million, according to two officials directly involved in the deal and documents reviewed by The New York Times. The suite mostly sits empty.
The terms of the deal, which have not been previously reported, raised concern among some senior FIFA officials about renting space in a Trump-linked building, in a high-tax state, without a clear need.
The deal offers another example of how FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, sought closer ties to President Trump ahead of the 2026 World Cup, despite pushback from senior soccer officials. Mr. Infantino has lavished praise on the American president, even creating a special peace prize in his honor. During the World Cup, FIFA rescinded the suspension of Folarin Balogun, a star striker for the U.S. team, after a call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Infantino, prompting accusations of bias and political interference.
Since the tournament, Mr. Infantino has faced intense scrutiny over his conduct, including for engaging in secret talks to sell a portion of future tournaments to a private fund run by the brother of Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The plan prompted European soccer’s governing body to threaten to bring a complaint to criminal court. Mr. Infantino has accused his critics of a harassment campaign.
FIFA’s American operations are mostly based in two offices in Miami. The organization has no plans to fully staff the Trump Tower location and the office sits largely idle, according to current and former FIFA officials who, like others cited in this article, requested anonymity...
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Seems like a FIFA problem, not a Trump problem.
It’s the Slimes. Everything is Trumps problem/fault
Trump is a sports activist. Nothing wrong with that. AND they have to have roots someplace.
Exactly....yet unused “Learing Centers” in Minnesota which costs tax payers $9 billion was racist to point out- according to the NY Slimes....
Call me when FIFA hires Trump’s useless junkie son for 50k a month to make their legal problems go away. What’s that you say, he has no useless junkie sons? His sons are skilled businessmen to whom profit from a single lease is a rounding error to the company? Well I’m sure this lease will greatly influence Eric and Don Jr. to make sure Don Sr. uses all the levers of government to corruptly aid FIFA.
FIFA seems to be quite a corrupt organization. There are reports every 5-6 months from around the world about bribery and favoritism involving everyone involved, from players to owners to administrators to politicians.
It makes the NFL look saintly by comparison.
FIFA does have roots. Its offices are literally 10 blocks away from mine, in Coral Gables, Florida.
TDS as usual.
Where was this reporting when FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS were giving money to the clinton foundation?
Which of Trump’s sons is a “junkie”?? He is not the father of Hunter Biden, you know.
You didn’t read his whole post
Go back and read it all
You didn’t read his whole post
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You didn’t read his whole post
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You didn’t read his whole post
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Sorry for the repeats
If they are paying the monthly payments...the Trump family doesn't care, if not they will receive legal notices.
What's the problem?
It sounds like either their plans for the office changed, or they're gearing up for something in the future.
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