Follow LIVE updates as the 2026 World Cup continues with FIFA president Gianni Infantino responding to comments made by US President Donald Trump

FIFA reversed Folarin Balogun's red card suspension after President Trump reportedly called FIFA President Infantino, raising major sports governance

Balogun had been sent off for inadvertently treading on Bosnia defender Tarik Muharemovic in the USA's 2-0 victory on Wednesday.

Trump personally phoned Fifa chief Gianni Infantino to challenge the red card.

US President Donald Trump called FIFA president Gianni Infantino and asked him to review the World Cup suspension of US striker Folarin Balogun, a source familiar with the matter…

It sure looks like Donald Trump put his thumb on the scale.

US President Donald Trump admitted he had called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ask that the red card shown to US striker Folarin Balogun be reviewed, after the body reversed…

The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA), however, reacted with disbelief, while Belgium coach Rudi Garcia mocked FIFA's decision. | Football News

The intervention by the U.S. President was a bizarre twist in a story that will reverberate throughout this summer and beyond

Hat Donald Trump durch einen Anruf beim FIFA-Präsidenten Gianni Infantino erwirkt, dass US-Stürmer Folarin Balogun im WM-Achtelfinale trotz Rot-Sperre nun doch spielen darf? Die…

OPINION: Trump's phone call to overturn Balogun's ban has exposed Infantino as a spineless puppet unfit to run football, and turned any US World Cup success into a permanently…

The president's latest move has generated outrage among the soccer community worldwide.

US President Donald Trump's phone call to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to have the red card for the co-hosts star striker Folarin Balogun reviewed is the latest instance of…

WASHINGTON, July 6 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended world soccer’s disciplinary process on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump praised FIFA’s decision to suspend…

WASHINGTON, July 6 : President Donald Trump on Monday said FIFA's move to suspend U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's red-card ban at the World Cup was a "brilliant decision" after he…

WASHINGTON, July 6 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended world soccer’s disciplinary process on Monday amid an international wave of criticism after U.S. President Donald…

US President Donald Trump's phone call to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to have the red card for the co-hosts star striker Folarin ...

Trump calling FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to have the red card for US striker reviewed is not the first time FIFA World Cup has seen political interference.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTrump brags about calling FIFA president to…

Donald Trump has made some interesting claims on the referee that sent off Folarin Balogun and clarified his involvement in the decision to suspend his ban

President Donald Trump requested a review of a red-card incident involving Folarin Balogun. He believed the referee's call was unfair and not a genuine foul. Trump stated he only…