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by CodingJeebus 22 days ago
I understand the anger and I read the article, which mentions that. The issue isn't the rule, it's that a head of state (and not just a head of state, a head of the largest host state) allegedly called FIFA and asked them to intervene.

This wouldn't be a story if FIFA decided internally that the card should be suspended, but that's not what happened, so here we are.