Sir, - It is now clear that political pressure from US president Donald Trump, with the compliance of Fifa, has led to the reversal of a straightforward and automatic suspension of an American player from the World Cup game against Belgium.
Not content with undermining the rules-based order in international relations, Trump has now turned his destructive and insidious attention to sport.
The integrity of a superb tournament has been sullied, and it is now time for all international and national sporting bodies to cry halt. – Yours, etc,
MARTIN Mc DONALD,
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Terenure,
Dublin 12.
Sir, - If anything, US Soccer should show Donald Trump the red card. – Yours, etc,
DAVID WALSH,
Athboy,
Co Meath.
