FIFA lifts Folarin Balogun's red-card suspension after Trump calls Infantino, clearing him for World Cup match

Ronald Blum, Michelle L. Price

19h ago· 6 min readenNews

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FIFA has lifted Folarin Balogun's red-card suspension after U.S. President Donald Trump personally intervened by calling FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The decision allows the American star forward, who leads the U.S. with three World Cup goals, to play in the round of 16 match against Belgium. Balogun received a red card for a tackle on Bosnia-Herzegovina's Tarik Muharemović during a 2-0 win, which triggered an automatic one-game ban. FIFA's extraordinary reversal has sparked praise and controversy.

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FIFA announced Sunday that the suspension had been lifted for the round of 16 match, an extraordinary move that triggered praise and controversy.

Balogun, the American leader with three goals in the tournament, received a red card for stepping awkwardly on the right ankle of Tarik Muharemović of Bosnia-Herzegovina in a 2-0 round of 32 win on Wednesday, triggering an automatic one-game suspension.

U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of star U.S. forward Folarin Balogun, whose red-card suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday.

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U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday.

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