Ex-FIFA Prez Says Fans Should Avoid the US for World Cup Due to Trump’s Int’l Aggression, Illegal Immigration Crackdown

January 26, 2026
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Sepp Blatter, the disgraced ex-FIFA president who once turned the beautiful game into a personal piggy bank, is back with his hot take: international soccer fans should steer clear of the 2026 World Cup in the US because of Donald Trump's belligerent foreign policy and his promised crackdown on illegal immigration. Speaking from his perch of irrelevance after his 2015 corruption scandal booted him from FIFA, Blatter paints America under Trump as some dystopian fortress—too aggressive abroad and too tough on borders at home for delicate global fans to handle. It's peak irony from a guy whose organization has hosted mega-events in places like Russia and Qatar, where human rights records make US immigration enforcement look like a parking ticket. But let's peel back the sanctimonious veneer: Blatter's warning isn't just clueless elitism; it's a direct shot at the sovereignty America asserts through strong borders and a robust national defense—hallmarks of the very freedoms that make the Second Amendment non-negotiable. Trump's international aggression likely nods to his no-nonsense stance against adversaries like China or Iran, the kind of posture that keeps soccer stadiums (and gun owners) safe from real threats. And the illegal immigration beef? That's code for fearing a return to policies that prioritize American citizens, including the 2A community who see unchecked borders as a pipeline for crime, gangs, and anti-gun radicals. Imagine cartels flooding in with smuggled firearms or fentanyl-laced chaos disrupting World Cup prep—Trump's crackdown is the firewall preventing that nightmare, ensuring events like 2026 in cities from LA to New York remain secure without turning into no-go zones. For the 2A faithful, this is a rallying cry disguised as soccer scaremongering. Blatter's boycott call underscores why self-reliant Americans with their AR-15s and Glocks are the ultimate guarantors of liberty—while globalist has-beens whine from afar, we're the ones hosting the world's biggest party, borders intact and rights ironclad. If fans heed Blatter and stay home, it'll just mean more empty seats for red-blooded patriots cheering under the stars and stripes. World Cup 2026? Bring it—America's ready, locked and loaded.

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But let’s peel back the sanctimonious veneer: Blatter’s warning isn’t just clueless elitism; it’s a direct shot at the sovereignty America asserts through strong borders and a robust national defense—hallmarks of the very freedoms that make the Second Amendment non-negotiable. Trump’s international aggression likely nods to his no-nonsense stance against adversaries like China or Iran, the kind of posture that keeps soccer stadiums (and gun owners) safe from real threats. And the illegal immigration beef? That’s code for fearing a return to policies that prioritize American citizens, including the 2A community who see unchecked borders as a pipeline for crime, gangs, and anti-gun radicals. Imagine cartels flooding in with smuggled firearms or fentanyl-laced chaos disrupting World Cup prep—Trump’s crackdown is the firewall preventing that nightmare, ensuring events like 2026 in cities from LA to New York remain secure without turning into no-go zones.

For the 2A faithful, this is a rallying cry disguised as soccer scaremongering. Blatter’s boycott call underscores why self-reliant Americans with their AR-15s and Glocks are the ultimate guarantors of liberty—while globalist has-beens whine from afar, we’re the ones hosting the world’s biggest party, borders intact and rights ironclad. If fans heed Blatter and stay home, it’ll just mean more empty seats for red-blooded patriots cheering under the stars and stripes. World Cup 2026? Bring it—America’s ready, locked and loaded.

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