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US prosecutors alleged that Gannon Ken Van Dyke asked Polymarket to delete his account after profiting from trades tied to the military operation in Venezuela.

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Deadspin | Italy officials: ‘Not appropriate’ to replace Iran in World Cup <div id=""><section id="0" class=" w-full"><div class="xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0"><img src="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/18548417.jpg" srcset="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/18548417.jpg" alt="Soccer: FIFA World Cup 2026 Announcement" class="w-full" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager"/><span class="text-0.8 leading-tight">Jun 16, 2022; New York, New York, USA; A detail view of The FIFA World Cup Trophy sits on a stand outside of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Mandatory Credit: Jessica Alcheh-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> </span></div></section><section id="section-1"> <p>An American diplomat’s suggestion that Italy could replace Iran at the World Cup is “shameful” and “not appropriate,” Italian sports officials responded.</p> </section><section id="section-2"> <p>Paolo Zampolli, a U.S. special envoy, told the Financial Times that he floated the proposal to President Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino.</p> </section><section id="section-3"> <p>Iran’s place in the field has been up in the air since the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against the nation at the end of February. Trump has given mixed signals about Iran’s participation, saying they were “welcome” but also expressing concerns about “their life and safety.”</p> </section><section id="section-4"> <p>Italy, four-time World Cup champions, failed to qualify for this summer’s 48-team tournament in North America and has not played in the event since 2014. Italy has the “pedigree to justify inclusion,” Zampolli said.</p> </section><section id="section-5"> <p>Italy sports minister Andrea Abodi emphatically ruled out the idea of getting into the World Cup through a back door. A penalty shootout loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina in a playoff last month ended Italy’s bid to qualify.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-6"> <p>“Italy’s possible re-qualification for the 2026 World Cup … is firstly, not possible and secondly, not appropriate,” Abodi told Sky News. “I don’t know what comes first. Qualification is on the pitch.”</p> </section> <section id="section-7"> <p>Luciano Buonfiglio, president of Italy’s National Olympic Committee, agreed with Abodi’s remarks.</p> </section><section id="section-8"> <p>“First of all, I don’t think it’s possible,” Buonfiglio said. “Second, I’d feel offended. In order to go to the World Cup, you have to earn it.”</p> </section><section id="section-9"> <p>Italy’s economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti called the idea “shameful,” according to Reuters.</p> </section><section id="section-10"> <p>The 23rd FIFA World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19 in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Iran is in Group G along with Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand.</p> </section><section id="section-11"> <p>Iran has two group games scheduled to be played in Inglewood, Calif., and the third in Seattle.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-12"> <p>–Field Level Media</p> </section> </div> #Deadspin #Italy #officials #replace #Iran #World #Cup

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