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Trump’s immigration policies make the U.S. an unfit World Cup host

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If FIFA is serious about its ideals and the unifying potential of its marquee event, it must confront the divisiveness the United States is sowing.

President Donald Trump speaks with Robert Sánchez after Chelsea's Club World Cup victory Sunday. (Amanda Perobelli/Reuters)

You wouldn’t know it from what FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, is about to do, but it has a human rights policy.

“Guided by its human rights approach, FIFA embeds its commitment throughout the organisation and engages in an ongoing due diligence process to identify, address, evaluate and communicate the risks of involvement with adverse human rights impacts.