Name: Trump’s call to FIFA over Red Card divides many fans
Uploaded: 2026-07-08T06:25:40+08:00
Duration: 2 min 50 s
Description: U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday, July 6, that he did ask FIFA to review the one-match suspension for USA forward Folarin Balogun. Trump says football’s governing body made ‘the right decision’ to suspend Balogun’s ban.

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U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday, July 6, that he did ask FIFA to review the one-match suspension for USA forward Folarin Balogun. Trump says football’s governing body made ‘the right decision’ to suspend Balogun’s ban.

But that decision prompted a global furor. As CGTN’s Dan Williams now reports.

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