As the US president admitted he had lobbied FIFA to reverse a suspension, condemnation levels have further risen.

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

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

The former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has slammed his successor Gianni Infantino over their controversial decision to suspend Folarin Balogun's one-match World Cup ban

The long-time Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has called out Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino after FIFA decided to overturn Folarin Balogun's red card suspension

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…

Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Monday he questioned the football governing body's decision to suspend US striker Folarin Balogun's red card ban.

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…

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…

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

FIFA faces backlash for overturning Folarin Balogun's suspension at Trump's urging. Accusations of corruption and favoritism spark outrage.

FIFA's Gianni Infantino defends integrity after Trump's calls led to an overturned red card, while a Solana meme token called BALOGUN surges on the drama.

Do detalles de la comunicación con Donald Trump previo al polémico fallo que benefició al goleador norteamericano. Negó presiones del país organizador mientras la Federación Belga…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has defended the independence of world football's judicial bodies amid widespread debate over the decision to overturn the

President Donald Trump's call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino preceded FIFA's decision to reverse a red card ban for USMNT striker Folarin Balogun, allowing him to play against…

FIFA, along with Infantino, has been widely criticised amid suggestions of political interference from the White House.

July 6 : Human rights group FairSquare says U.S. President Donald Trump's intervention over Folarin Balogun's red-card ban should be investigated as a breach of FIFA's rules on…

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

The relationship between Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been long in the making and is now at the center of one of the great World Cup controversies.