WASHINGTON: The beautiful game has met an ugly precedent. MAGA supremo Donald Trump, who has long believed that every contest -- whether it is elections, tv ratings, golf games, beauty pageants or trade negotiations -- is existential, has now added football matches to the same universe of perpetual competition.

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

Trump has a friendly relationship with FIFA President Gianni Infertino, who awarded Trump the “FIFA Peace Prize” last year.