00:00Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Monday backed a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States
00:06because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad.
00:12Blatter was the latest international soccer figure to call into question the suitability of the United States as a host country.
00:18He called for the boycott in a post on X that supported Mark Pierce's comments in an interview last week with a Swiss newspaper.
00:26The United States is co-hosting the World Cup with Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.
00:32The international soccer community is concerned about the United States' time from Trump expansionist posture of Greenland travel bans
00:39and aggressive tactics in dealing with migrants and immigration enforcement protesters.
00:44Two weeks ago, travel plans for fans from two of the top soccer countries in Africa were thrown into this area
00:50when the Trump administration announced a ban that will effectively bar people from Senegal and Ivory Coast from following their team.
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