Trump despises referees. I sat in a meeting where he tried to eradicate judges

“I’m good at this stuff,” Trump said, following FIFA’s decision to rescind the red card given to Team USA star Folarin Balogun.

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

For 24 days, the World Cup seemed to achieve a rare feat in America in 2026: It had almost nothing to do with Donald Trump.

Although Belgium described the move as unprecedented, FIFA has previously suspended the implementation of disciplinary sanctions. | Football News

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 US President has been unusually quiet. Now he’s made the tournament all about himself

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

For a while, it was easy to forget that the World Cup was being held in Trump’s America. There were no clashes between ICE and fan groups.

'I didn’t know what that meant. I didn’t think it meant much,' said the US president

Er wollte die WM unbedingt haben, dann verlor er das Interesse – und nun sabotiert er sie: Trumps Umgang mit der Roten Karte für Balogun ist Zeichen seiner Schwäche.

Other world leaders have already started reaching out to FIFA about red cards as well.

The decision by Gianni Infantino’s FIFA to suspend USA striker Folarin Balogun's red card ban after a call from Donald Trump has severely compromised the tournament's integrity.

The power of Trump infects the World Cup, causing international outrage as he admits telling Fifa's boss Gianni Infantino the red card against American striker Falorin Balogun…

The red card against Team USA’s Folarin Balogun at the World Cup wasn’t good. FIFA’s decision to overturn it after hearing from Donald Trump was even worse.

We try to teach our children to follow the rules. Now an American president has chosen the opposite tack

How the Trump administration sought to overturn Folarin Balogun's World Cup suspension and the debate over politics in sports.

Trump called FIFA's president to reverse a US player's red card suspension before a World Cup knockout match against Belgium, sparking global backlash.

It is no good for soccer, and it will be no good for the US team. They will now be pilloried by those who want games to be decided by players.

WASHINGTON, July 7 — The United States famously is less passionate about soccer than most countries, but with President Donald Trump in charge, the world’s game has turned...

Whether it was the president’s intervention in a player’s red card, his unpredictable attitude towards war in Iran or the divisive actions of ICE, the United States is becoming a…