Top stories that shaped the past week

RT looks back at the week’s key topics, including the deepening FIFA crisis and the migrant invasion of Ceuta RT showcases its top five stories of the week and dives deeper into the topics that shaped the news over the past seven days.FIFA crisis as testament to US decline In an opinion piece, foreign policy expert and historian Aleksandr Bobrov reflected on the ongoing FIFA crisis triggered by its controversial handling of the World Cup in the US. The tournament was marred by a series of scandals, including harsh treatment of national teams by immigration authorities, and the lifting of a ban on a US player following a call between President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Bobrov views the debacle as a manifestation of a broader US decline and Washington’s weakening grip on global institutions it can no longer fully control.The FIFA scandal has been further aggravated by Infantino’s botched attempt to sell to private investors stakes in a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup. The plan met with an overwhelmingly negative reaction and was opposed by UEFA’s national associations and other federations around the globe. Infantino eventually abandoned it. While ...