Selon le New York Times, Donald Trump a directement appelé Gianni Infantino au sujet de Balogun
According to the New York Times, US President Donald Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino directly to request a review of Folarin Bolagun's suspension. The US striker was cleared by FIFA to play in the World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium, despite receiving a red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"President Trump called Gianni Infantino on Wednesday," the day of the round of 32 victory for the United States against Bosnia (2-0), "and asked him to reconsider the suspension of Folarin Balogun, according to three sources close to the matter," the New York daily wrote on its website.
On Sunday, four days later, on the eve of the round of 16 match between Belgium and the United States, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee announced it was "suspending the implementation of the automatic suspension" that Balogun should have suffered following his exclusion, invoking article 27 of its disciplinary code.
In the aftermath, the Belgian Football Association (URBSFA) said it was "astonished" by the cancellation of this suspension, and announced that it was "studying all the options at its disposal" in order to "safeguard the legitimate rights of all participating teams and protect the fundamental principles of fair play in our sport".
Donald Trump, for his part, thanked FIFA "for doing the right thing and righting a great wrong" on his Social Truth account. The White House's official account, X, reposted the president's message. Trump had been awarded the FIFA Peace Prize by Gianni Infantino last December.
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