Trump envoy asks FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at World Cup

An envoy to United States President Donald Trump asked world football’s governing body FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at the upcoming World Cup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. US special envoy for Global Partnerships Paolo Zampolli told the FT it would be a “dream” to see four-time World Cup winners Italy at the finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada despite the fact they lost in a qualification playoff last month. The idea was an effort to repair ties between Trump and Giorgia Meloni after the Italian prime minister fell out with the president after criticising his…