How the Trump administration leaped into action to reverse Folarin Balogun’s red card 78.1%
NBC News - By Monica Alba, Greg Rosenstein, Daniel Arkin - 7/6/2026, 6:28 PM
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In the minutes after the U.S. men’s national soccer team triumphed over Bosnia-Herzegovina, senior Trump administration officials kicked off an extraordinary behind-the-scenes push to reverse the red card shown to U.S. striker Folarin Balogun, hoping to preserve his eligibility for a pivotal World Cup match against Belgium. more