President Donald Trump’s role in FIFA’s stunning decision to allow striker Folarin Balogun to be eligible to play against Belgium on Monday in Seattle is under the microscope.
A source familiar with the matter told CNN on Sunday that Trump spoke with FIFA President Gianni Infantino this week after Balogun’s red card and asked the FIFA leader to review the call. On Sunday afternoon, soccer’s governing body announced it was using an obscure rule to suspend Balogun’s automatic one-match ban for one year, allowing the striker to play against Belgium in the Round of 16.
CNN’s Julia Benbrook has the details from the White House, and CNN’s Erica Hill discusses the controversy with her CNN This Morning panel and “We are the World (Cup)” author Roger Bennett.
0:00 When did Trump call FIFA’s president?
2:00 Royal Belgian Football Association reacts to Trump’s involvement
2:53 FIFA claims its decision was made by an independent commission
6:22 Will Team USA have an asterisk attached to its World Cup results?
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Of course Trump will ruin everything 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Of Course CNN TDS work has to continue
@KingdomCountdown-20 why can’t you handle actual news? are you that weak?
@KingdomCountdown-20of course trump has to interfere to help a dirty player…. Oh well that is trump sore loser
Just like CNN. We need to broke up muti-billion corporation. Democratic socialism are winning
Once again the orange man sticking his nose in where it doesn’t belong since he has no moral guidelines he believes he can just coerce and bribe people to get what he wants in this life
but you dont mind it when it’s called DEI.
Plus Rigging Argentina and Egypt game, Psychological Warfare on Iranian Team…Even after cheating They lost miserably.
Americans got f*cking roasted 😂 cant laugh enough about this
This has absolutely nothing to do with corruption. Look at the FIFA disciplinary conduct that has a committee to look at this exact the way it was. It was US Federation President that was the one who appealled, which this code was implemented in 2019. I believe the better team played bad against a not as good team that played better and won.
Glad that games have rules.
Jesus Christ America, you people are nuts voted for the biggest psychopath in the world to be your president. You know the whole world thinks this country is nuts. Right.
I hardly see CNN reporting something Positive about Trump, but why?
just wondering is the cup promised to Argantina 3000 years ago😒😒 is it enough that we see is not real kill babies and children at the mid of the day also steal people’s dreams and efforts ‼️ I mean when someone steal he does at the midnight not miday infront of the whole world watching and listening ‼️👊👊 if Eruope gonna split the cup every four years then stop letting the world participate, I tell you what from now on, you will have ur own Argntina cup and the rest of the world will play in some where else with real judges away from dream stealer and hard working killers guess what then you practice business and politics with yourselves 😅 Egypt should get back her goal or the world should not be part of this joke any more you people never learn and don’t know what good life with living conscious is😶😌 I call for no more Fifa 🤗🤗
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Anarchy. Lawlessness.
CNN = Trump coverage… there are other people in the world. You guys helped get him elected with 90% of your time devoted to Trump
The fact that so many US fans are ok with the corruption of overturning the suspension gives an insight to why 77 million people are able to vote for Trump.
Did you guys know that FIFA was using Ai tools to make plays in the field look different from what it was actually happening. FIFA it’s ready fucked up and corrupt.
That rejected player should follow the call and sit it out. Trump should not have interfered.