FIFA President Gianni Infantino has developed close personal ties with President Trump Credit: ALEX WONG / Getty Images via AFP

This summer’s World Cup risks being defined by “exclusion and fear” due to crackdowns on immigration, demonstrations and press freedom in the United States, Human Rights Watch warned on Monday.

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