>> PoliticsPetro Pins Colombia's World Cup Defeat on Racism and Greed as His Presidency Nears Its End
Colombian President Gustavo Petro blamed the national team's World Cup exit on greed and racism, but with his presidency ending in August, the speech reads more like a political legacy play than football analysis. Falcao, meanwhile, called the state of Colombian football "a disgrace" for far more concrete reasons.
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