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Amid Epstein Chaos, Trump Turns to Football to Distract and Dehumanize

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FIFA Is Abusing Its Players to Keep Authoritarians Happy

While players are forced to endure extreme heat in this summer’s World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino is cozying up to power.

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It’s Not Antisemitic to Say That Israel Is Responsible for the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

The contention that the US is in the driver’s seat with Israel the “cop on the beat” is an old and musty one from the 1990s that has not aged well.

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On this BREAKING edition of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the NBA Finals.

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