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Trump confirms he asked Infantino for review of Folarin Balogun red card

<ul><li><p>Trump says he asked Fifa to review red card</p></li><li><p>Infantino confirms Trump called over Balogun</p></li><li><p>US president insists he did not pressure Fifa</p></li></ul><p>Donald Trump said on Monday that he personally asked Fifa president Gianni Infantino <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/06/folarin-balogun-red-card-reversal-trump-calls-fifa-explainer">to review the red card</a> shown to USA striker Folarin Balogun, saying he believed the dismissal was unfair but insisting he did not pressure football’s governing body to overturn the suspension.</p><p>The intervention by the president of a World Cup host nation has thrust Fifa’s disciplinary process into the spotlight and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/06/belgium-appeal-fifa-lifting-folarin-balogun-red-card-ban-last-16-us-world-cup">prompted an angry response</a> from Belgium, who face the USA on Monday night for a place in the quarter-finals.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/06/trump-fifa-balogun-red-card-review-intervention">Continue reading...</a>