## In the News [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/37/086d-37193955.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33624-prosecutor-democrat-city-attorney-mckinney-makes-his-case-to-los-angeles-voters) ### [Prosecutor, Democrat, City Attorney? 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Posted in [GELFAND'S WORLD](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world). ## [Soccer Fan Missing in Action and the FIFA Scandal](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/32979-soccer-fan-missing-in-action-and-the-fifa-scandal) GELFAND’S WORLD - Sometimes sport leads to unintentional humor. Before we get into the case of Folarin Balogun, there’s the story of an English fan w… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/9f/052c-9f7b1623.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/32971-a-triumph-and-a-disaster)### [A Triumph and a Disaster](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/32971-a-triumph-and-a-disaster) Written by Bob Gelfand on July 02 2026. 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