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World Cup 2026: Trump, FIFA and the Balogun controversy
One of the few certainties of World Cup football has been rocked after Donald Trump lobbied FIFA to overturn a US red card suspension. The decision has caused outrage but it isn’t completely without precedent.
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Reaction to FIFA suspending Balogun red-card ban after Trump intervention
July 6 : FIFA suspended United States striker Folarin Balogun’s automatic red-card ban on Sunday, clearing him to face Belgium in Monday’s World Cup last-16 clash, after U.S. President Donald Trump called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review the decision.Following are quotes and reactions.UEFA
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Reaction to FIFA suspending Balogun red card after Trump intervention
July 6 : FIFA suspended United States striker Folarin Balogun’s automatic red-card ban on Sunday, clearing him to face Belgium in Monday’s World Cup last-16 clash after U.S. President Donald Trump called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review the decision.Following are quotes and reactions.UEFA
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Trump intervention sparks World Cup storm as FIFA clears Balogun to face Belgium
WASHINGTON/SEATTLE, July 5 : The United States’ World Cup campaign took an extraordinary turn on Sunday when FIFA made the unprecedented decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s automatic red-card ban, clearing the striker to face Belgium in Monday’s last-16 clash after U.S. President Donald Trump personally urged
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World Cup: Trump thanks FIFA for suspending Balogun’s ban
US President Donald Trump reportedly called Gianni Infantino to ask him to lift Falorin Balogun’s red card ban to allow him to play against Belgium. The Belgian FA has called the decision “astonishing.”
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FIFA makes U-turn to clear Balogun for US v Belgium World Cup clash following call from Trump
MIAMI/SEATTLE, July 5 : United States striker Folarin Balogun is available for the World Cup last-16 clash with Belgium after FIFA suspended his ban for a red card on Sunday in an unprecedented move following a call from U.S. President Donald Trump to FIFA President Gianni Infantino.Balogun scored his third g
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World Cup 2026: US striker Folarin Balogun’s one-game red card ban suspended by Fifa
Folarin Balogun is available to play for the United States in their World Cup last-16 tie against Belgium after his one-game ban is suspended by Fifa.
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FIFA makes unprecedented U-turn to clear Balogun for US v Belgium World Cup clash
MIAMI/SEATTLE, July 5 : United States striker Folarin Balogun will be available for their World Cup last-16 clash with Belgium after FIFA suspended his ban for a red card on Sunday in an unprecedented move that was welcomed by U.S. president Donald Trump.Balogun scored his third goal of the World Cup in the 2
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US coach Pochettino says Balogun did not deserve red card
SANTA CLARA, California, July 1 : United States coach Mauricio Pochettino praised his players’ unity after they saw off Bosnia 2-0 with 10 men on Wednesday but railed against Balogun’s dismissal for “accidental” contact in the round-of-32 clash.The win was the U.S.’s first in a World Cup knockout since 2002
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Balogun goes from hero to suspended spectator as US advance
July 1 : Folarin Balogun’s evening began with a goal and a celebration fit for LeBron James. It ended with the United States striker walking off after a red card that will keep him out of what would have been the biggest match of his international career.Balogun scored his third goal of the World Cup…
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