President Donald Trump made a direct request to the head of FIFA and received daily briefings, while the White House offered its attorneys to U.S. Soccer to help in the appeal.

Trump reportedly spoke with FIFA president Gianni Infantino before the organization suspended a U.S. player's red card.

The decision to overturn Folarin Balogun's red card shows Gianni Infantino will simply do anything to appease the US President - even ripping up very basic rules