{"id":5051,"date":"2026-07-06T14:36:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5051"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:36:34","slug":"i-didnt-think-it-was-a-foul-trump-says-he-asked-fifa-president-for-review-of-controversial-red-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5051","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I didn\u2019t think it was a foul\u2019: Trump says he asked FIFA president for review of controversial red card"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            President Donald Trump said Monday that he personally asked FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to review the decision to give a red card and one-game ban to Team USA star striker Folarin Balogun \u2014 a remarkable intervention that sparked a torrent of controversy at the World Cup.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5049\">An anti-inflammatory diet may lower dementia risk, even in people with early signs of Alzheimer\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            FIFA on Sunday announced that Balogun would be eligible to play in the Round of 16 against Belgium Monday night, igniting a political firestorm and questions around the integrity of the tournament.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cAll I did was ask for a review. I didn\u2019t say, \u2018You have to do this,\u2019\u201d Trump said from the Oval Office, adding that he \u201cdidn\u2019t think it was a foul.\u201d He referred to the incident as \u201ctwo guys running full speed that happened to crash into each other.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The comments represent the first detailed account from Trump on his conversation with Infantino.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5037\">Ancient DNA reveals clues about mysterious \u2018Golden Man\u2019 and rise of the Scythian elites<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI didn\u2019t tell him what to do, I can\u2019t tell him what to do,\u201d he said, adding that an independent committee \u201cmade the right decision.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump also called the referee\u2019s integrity into question, saying the referee was a \u201clittle bit suspect\u201d as he encouraged reporters to \u201ccheck his past.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5025\">This engineer literally lit up the world \u2014 and now wants to power it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>This is a breaking story and will be updated.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump said Monday that he personally asked FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to review the decision to give a red card and one-game ban to Team USA star striker Folarin Balogun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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