The game is rigged— how Trump’s influence corrodes the soccer pitch and financial markets
Daily Maverick | 08.07.2026 06:26
At what point have the rules changed so much that the game simply ceases to exist? Soccer is an unusual place to look for guidance on financial markets. But this week’s bizarre spectacle that is the current World Cup provided as perfect a metaphor for the last two years in financial markets as anyone could have hoped for.
