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World Cup: Trump thanks FIFA for suspending Balogun's red card ban
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Deutsche Welle English - Top
4 hours ago • dw.com
World Cup 2026: Trump, FIFA and the Balogun controversy
One of the few certainties of World Cup football has been rocked after Donald Trump lobbied FIFA to overturn a US red card suspension. The decision has caused outrage but it isn't completely without precedent.
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Deutsche Welle English - Top
17 hours ago • dw.com
World Cup: Trump thanks FIFA for suspending Balogun's red card ban
US President Donald Trump reportedly called Gianni Infantino to ask him to lift Falorin Balogun's red card ban to allow him to play against Belgium. The Belgian FA has called the decision "astonishing."
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France24 English - Top
18 hours ago • france24.com
FIFA lifts Balogun's World Cup suspension after Trump calls Infantino
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 said on Sunday. FIFA later lifted Balogun…
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