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USA projected lineup vs. Belgium without suspended Folarin Balogun

FIFA lifts Folarin Balogun's red card ban after Trump's call to Infantino, clearing U.S. striker for World Cup match vs. Belgium

Becky Sullivan

23h ago· 6 min readenNews

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Summary

FIFA's Disciplinary Committee lifted Folarin Balogun's one-game red card suspension, allowing the U.S. men's national team star striker to play in the crucial World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium. The unusual decision to delay the ban for a one-year probationary period came after President Trump spoke directly to FIFA President Gianni Infantino about the suspension.

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President Trump spoke to Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, about a red card and one-game suspension given to the star striker of the U.S. men's national soccer team.

Then, on Sunday, in an extremely unusual move, FIFA's Disciplinary Committee announced that it would delay Folarin Balogun's one-game red card ban for a probationary period of one year.

The change allows him to play in any remaining games in the World Cup — including Monday's crucial Round of 16 match against Belgium.

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In an unusual move, FIFA's Disciplinary Committee announced that it would delay Folarin Balogun's one-game red card ban. It came after President Trump spoke to FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

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