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Sunil Gulati, outgoing US Soccer body chief, warns of the 2026 united bid chances harmed by Trump statements

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Sunil Gulati, outgoing US Soccer body chief, warns of the 2026 united bid chances harmed by Trump statements
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The chances of the united bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico to hold the 2026 FIFA World Cup may get severely hit because of political statements by the US President Donald Trump, says Sunil Gulati, head of the three-way bid committee, say media reports. Sunil Gulati, who will be relinquishing office as the President of the US Soccer Federation, next month told a Coaches convention that the bid could be harmed by the statements of President Donald Trump, in particular his reported description of African countries as “shithole nations.” Sunil Gulati, who will be relinquishing office as the President of the US Soccer Federation Sunil Gulati, who will be relinquishing office as the President of the US Soccer Federation “This is not only about our stadiums and our hotels and all that. It’s about perceptions of America, and it’s a difficult time in the world. So there are only certain things we can control. “We can’t control what happens at the 38th parallel in Korea, we can’t control what happens with embassies in Tel Aviv, and we can’t control what happens with climate change accords. “We have to go out and convince what eventually will be 104 voters to vote for us. We would like to get a few extra to not make it a one-vote swing. But this won’t be easy,” Sunil Gulati, who has been quoted in media reports, decided not to seek fourth term in office as the President of the US Soccer Federation. His decision followed the US failure to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Sunil Gulati is also a member of the council of world Sunil Gulati is also a member of the council of world federation Sunil Gulati is also a member of the council federation FIFA whose congress will decide on June 13 the host of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Besides the joint or the united bid, Morocco is also in the run. Going by the trends and the media reports, the united bid appears clear favorite but its winning potential in terms of votes among the FIFA members could be harmed by the statements of President Donald Trump. Since Sunil Gulati, who comes from Allahabad in India, is a University teacher in Economics, decided to stand down for the US Soccer Federation Presidential election, eight candidates, including Eric Wynalda, the former US forward, are in the race. The election is scheduled for February 10. Other candidates include US women’s goalkeeper Hope Solo, former World Cup defender Paul Caligiuri, Kathy Carter (President of a US Soccer’s marketing company), Carlos Cordeiro (Vice-President), lawyer Steve Gans, Kyle Martino (NBC broadcaster) and another lawyer in Michael Winograd. There are indications that Kathy Carter has the backing of Sunil Gulati. The World Cup award system has been changed by FIFA since the scandal over the organization and conduct of the 2018-2022 votes. This time around a technical study group will submit a report on bidders to the FIFA Council which will then submit its own recommended bidders to congress. The votes of FIFA Council members and national associations will be open to public scrutiny for the first time.-
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