Mexican diplomat Andrés Manuel Sheinbaum's six-month stint as a peacebuilder via football has been derailed by a red card from FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, who called it a 'fiesta'.

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In the past six months, Sheinbaum has offered sanctuary to Iran after the United States suggested their players might not survive the trip, absorbed 46 separate requests from nations seeking refuge from the US co-host, managed cartel violence in Guadalajara severe enough to threaten Mexico's hosting status, overseen the renovation of the oldest World Cup stadium on earth, coordinated a transport operation for 80,000 people in a city with unfinished parking lots, and maintained throughout a tone ...