{"id":2901,"date":"2026-07-05T21:14:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T21:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2901"},"modified":"2026-07-05T21:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T21:14:05","slug":"trump-thanks-his-world-cup-suck-up-pal-for-doing-his-bidding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2901","title":{"rendered":"Trump Thanks His World Cup Suck-Up Pal for Doing His Bidding"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a decision that could reshape Team USA\u2019s World Cup run, and he was swiftly hailed by the president for it.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2900\">Vance Humiliated as He Goes Viral for Wrong Reason<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, FIFA announced it had suspended the red card shown to striker Folarin Balogun in the USA\u2019s match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, overturning a decision that would have ruled him out of the next fixture.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The ruling clears the 25-year-old to feature in Monday\u2019s last-16 match against Belgium, with a potential place in the quarter-finals on the line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!\u201d President Donald Trump, 80, wrote on Truth Social following the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Yet while the president welcomed the decision on Truth Social, it quickly sparked online scrutiny, with some questioning the unusually close ties between FIFA leadership and the U.S. administration, as well as the optics of the ruling itself.<\/p>\n<p>Sports broadcaster Ben Jacobs reported on X that FIFA\u2019s decision followed a direct call from the White House requesting a review of Balogun\u2019s red card. FIFA reportedly insisted that any White House involvement \u201ccould not affect the decision,\u201d saying it was made by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, which invoked Article 27 to suspend the sanction.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast has reached out to FIFA and the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo everyone characterizing this as corruption, I\u2019d like to remind you that each FIFA Peace Prize comes with a Get Out of Red Card Free,\u201d one user commented on X, referring to a prize FIFA\u2019s president gave to Trump last year.<\/p>\n<p>Infantino had lobbied for Trump to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, but after the president was overlooked, he quickly devised an alternative, creating a prize that was later presented in December in an apparent effort to smooth relations ahead of the World Cup in the United States, according to a New York Times report.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2898\">Katie Miller Blasts Health Warnings After Trump\u2019s Fireworks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the time, Trump described the trophy\u2014a set of gold hands holding up a globe\u2014as \u201cone of the great honors\u201d of his life.<\/p>\n<p>Other users online shared AI-generated images and videos of Balogun showing the referee who made the decision a card featuring Trump\u2019s face, joking that it would overrule the red card issued during the match.<\/p>\n<p>Some users pointed to the irony of the situation, noting that Trump\u2019s celebration of Balogun\u2019s return came despite his own long-standing opposition to birthright citizenship. The striker was born in New York while his parents were visiting from London. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPossible corruption and cheating aside, hilarious that the Trump administration were allegedly pushing hard to reinstate a player who is a literal birthright citizen,\u201d one user wrote, adding, \u201cHis pregnant mother gave birth to him on a visit because the airline wouldn\u2019t let her board her return flight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Royal Belgian Football Association said it was \u201castonished\u201d by FIFA\u2019s decision to suspend the red card and allow the striker to feature in Monday\u2019s match against Belgium.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Balogun is the first American player to score multiple goals in a single World Cup match in 96 years. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2896\">Mom\u2019s Vax Tale on RFK Jr. Group\u2019s Podcast Takes Dark Turn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a decision that could reshape Team USA\u2019s World Cup run, and he was swiftly hailed by the president for it. 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