Balogun red card suspension reversed; Trump thanks FIFA
U.S. midfielder Christian Pulisic (10) celebrates with teammate U.S. forward Folarin Balogun (20) after scoring a goal against Paraguay in the first half of the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer match at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on Friday, June 12, 2026.
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President Donald Trump chanted on Sunday FIFA’s decision To overturn US Men’s National Team forward’s one-game suspension Folarin BalogunHe was cleared to play in Monday’s World Cup match against Belgium.
Balogun received a controversial red card in the USA’s 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday.
This normally results in an immediate one-game penalty without appeal. But the international football governing body reversed the suspension on Sunday.
“Thank you FIFA for doing the right thing and reversing a great injustice!” Trump wrote on his own account Real Social bill.
FIFA, one expression “With the implementation of Article 27 of the FDC, the automatic match suspension against US player Folarin Balogun has been suspended with a one (1) year probationary period,” he said on Sunday.
balogun a US citizen by birth Having grown up in the UK.
Trump lost a case challenging birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court last week; A majority of the justices ruled that individuals born in the United States are U.S. citizens. Trump issued an executive order last year aimed at sharply restricting birthright citizenship.
