FIFA Lifts U.S. Player Balogun’s Red Card Suspension At World Cup After Trump Calls Infantino ^29.7%

HuffPost - By MICHELLE L. PRICE, RONALD BLUM - 7/5/2026, 8:28 PM

Framing Effect 22.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 15.7% - Appeal to Authority 15.5%

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday. Balogun, the American leader with three goals, received a red card for stepping awkwardly on the right ankle of Tarik... more