

Football Weekly’s summer mailbag: World Cup 2026, the off-season and more: part one
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin and Jonathan Wilson to answer your questions from the mailbag. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast

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“Infantino and fifa corruption is not a first world concern alone. We care about it and are equally outraged. In fact it affects us more. We were the ones who died building stadiums, were denied entry into the US, priced out, banned and sanc…”
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