Watch | Seema Says: Trump and FIFA, Satluj and a Bihar By-Poll

What happens when a president dictates what happens in football matches?

Seema Chishti

What happens when a president dictates what happens in football matches?

watch seema says trump and fifa satluj and a bihar by poll

United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, left, talks to the Director of the FBI, Kash Patel, right, as FIFA President Gianni Infantino, centre, watches ahead of the World Cup Group K soccer match between Colombia and Portugal in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, June 27, 2026. Photo: AP.

Is the US president dictating what happens at the football World Cup? Why did Zee5 release Satluj and why is it no longer available? And what’s interesting about the Bankipur by-poll in Bihar?

The Wire’s Editor Seema Chishti answers.

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