Trump urged FIFA to review Balogun red card
Trump’s FIFA intervention on a controversial World Cup red card draws scrutiny.
July 6, 2026 · Updated Jul 6, 6:39pm ET
CNN‘I didn’t think it was a foul’: Trump says he asked FIFA president for review of controversial red card
CNBCTrump defends call urging Balogun red card review: 'It wasn't a foul'
New York PostTrump says he asked FIFA for review of Folarin Balogun red card: ‘I didn’t think it was a foul’
HuffPostTrump Admits He Would've Used 2020 Election Playbook If FIFA Didn't Reverse Red Card Ruling
Associated PressRed card furor puts Trump and Infantino's relationship under the spotlight again
Washington TimesSoccer world cries foul over overturned World Cup suspension after Trump intervention
Los Angeles TimesFIFA's reversal of red card after Trump phone call prompts international uproar
Chicago Sun-TimesTrump, FIFA actions around Folarin Balogun suspension puts World Cup integrity in question
Breitbart NewsTrump Asked FIFA to Review 'Bogus' Folarin Balogun Red Card
TIME MagazineTrump's FIFA Intervention Draws Global Backlash
BBC NewsDonald Trump confirms asking FIFA to review ban to review Folarin Balogun red-card ban
TownhallHere's the Most Deranged Reaction to the FIFA Red Card Retraction
The GuardianTrump’s World Cup intervention has ruined the game | Robert Reich
NBC NewsTrump says he asked FIFA to review U.S. soccer star Folarin Balogun’s suspension
Common Dreams‘Unprecedented, Incomprehensible, and Unjustifiable’: Amid Trump Meddling, FIFA Ripped for Balogun Decision
CBS NewsTrump says he saw World Cup play that led to Folarin Balogun's suspension and spoke to FIFA president
The AtlanticA Very Bad Call
USA TODAYTrump intervened for US soccer's Folarin Balogun, a birthright citizen
The InterceptFIFA Gives Trump Exactly What He Wants
El PaisTrump’s FIFA intervention sparks a World Cup scandal: US president admits he called Infantino to request a review of Balogun’s red card
Raw StoryTrump's meddling in FIFA World Cup stuns analysts
TruthoutFIFA Accused of Bowing to Trump After Lifting US Player’s Red Card Suspension
Daily BeastTrump Makes Humiliating Self Own With Unhinged Rant
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What happened
FIFA suspended Folarin Balogun
Folarin BalogunAmerican footballer (born 2001)’s automatic one-match red-card ban on Sunday after President Donald Trump asked FIFA President Gianni Infantino
Gianni InfantinoSwiss-Italian-Lebanese football administrator to review it, clearing the U.S. forward to face Belgium in the World Cup last 16. Balogun had been sent off for a foul on Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Tarik MuharemovicTarik MuharemovićBosnian association football player in the previous round. Trump said Monday he saw the play, did not think it was a foul, and did not demand a specific outcome. The reversal drew criticism from European soccer officials and scrutiny of Infantino’s relationship with Trump.
