Trump intervention causes World Cup storm as FIFA clears US striker Balogun
kleiba2 · 3 days ago
4 comments
kleiba2 · 3 days ago
4 comments
kleiba2 · 3 days ago
The European football organization EUFA is already up in arms against the decision [0] which, however, isn't that surprising given the ongoing feud between EUFA and FIFA.
[0] https://www.npr.org/2026/07/06/g-s1-132108/world-cup-balogun...
zeroonetwothree · 3 days ago
The red card was obviously an error.
croes · 2 days ago
That’s part of the game
kashunstva · 3 days ago
Whether the call was in error or not, the casual and fawning relationship between Infantino and Trump will forever cast a shadow over this World Cup. If Trump was already worried about the hostile reception that would await him should he attend a match, he can now be certain of it.
kleiba2 · 2 days ago
Not if most of the crowd supports the US team.
nsvd2 · 2 days ago
And US loses 1-4 even with their striker.