{"id":2113,"date":"2026-07-06T17:12:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2113"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:12:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:12:50","slug":"trump-says-red-card-call-on-folarin-balogun-was-horrible-but-insists-he-left-outcome-to-fifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2113","title":{"rendered":"Trump says red card call on Folarin Balogun was \u2018horrible\u2019 but insists he left outcome to FIFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump on Monday took credit for getting FIFA to review a red card issued against the United States\u2019 star forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup but said he did not demand an outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2111\">Ring of Honor will return to the 2300 Arena, continuing Philly\u2019s \u2018great tradition of wrestling\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAll I did was ask for a review,\u201d Trump said when asked about it during an unrelated Oval Office event. \u201cI didn\u2019t say, \u2018You have to do this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Trump confirmed that he called FIFA president Gianni Infantino and asked for a second look at the punishment against Balogun in the United States\u2019 2-0 win against Bosnia-Herzegovina last week. But he said FIFA made the final call to lift Balogun\u2019s mandatory one-game ban for a foul tackle, allowing him to play in Monday\u2019s round of 16 match with Belgium in Seattle.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>FIFA\u2019s decision to suspend the one-game ban was celebrated by many in the United States but brought condemnation in the international sports world, where some called it an improper intrusion.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In remarks on Monday, Trump called the referee\u2019s decision a \u201chorrible\u201d call. He added that it would have been a stain on the tournament if Balogun, the U.S.\u2019s leading scorer at this year\u2019s World Cup with three goals, was held out against Belgium and the U.S. lost. He praised FIFA for making what he described as a brilliant decision in suspending the punishment.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t think it was a foul,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI thought it was two great athletes that crashed into each other and got entangled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2109\">First-round pick Labaron Philon Jr. leads Sixers\u2019 summer league roster<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Republican president, who said he understands sports \u201creally well,\u201d acknowledged that he did not initially know what a red card is or the consequences it brings. When he learned it would lead to a one-game suspension for Balogun, he said, he decided to step in. He also took issue with the use of video review to issue the red card, arguing that slowed-down reviews can make plays look aggressive.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Among those joining Trump for the Oval Office event was Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who thanked Trump for stepping in.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of all Americans, thank you for getting rid of that ridiculous red card,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cIt was spectacular. There was a reason the FIFA trophy sat here for as long as it did.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Cruz appeared to be referring to a White House event last year at which Infantino visited and brought the World Cup trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2108\">Five arrested during Philly Fourth celebrations as protesters attempted to burn American flag<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump is taking credit for getting FIFA to review a red card issued at the World Cup against the United States\u2019 star forward but says he did not demand an outcome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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