Everything Trump has done while eyes were on the World Cup

This is a new series called Drowned Out, drawing your attention to the stories getting lost behind the headlines.

Part of the pleasure of North America co-hosting the World Cup has been watching a country hitherto sceptical about football discover, in real time, what makes it the greatest sport in the world. The tournament has produced all the hits: the joyous, instantly beloved underdog exceeding everyone’s expectations, the giants unexpectedly sent home early, the superstars rising to the occasion and confirming they belong in the pantheon of all-time greats and, of course, FIFA’s quite profound comfort with corruption.

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