Folarin Balogun cleared to play after FIFA suspends his ban
To be clear, the racist orange felon tried to end birthright citizenship and Soccer player Folarin Balogun would not be an American citizen today if not for that, so let’s not start pretending that he gives a fuck.
Bouvier Mom4Trump involving himself, acting king like. Being so kind to the lesser human (by his standards and proclamation) “ allowing” him to play. If Balogun were to play and lost Trump will call him an ape in a New York minute.
Carson2Chances are the idiot doesn’t know what day it is.
LE Murphy2We don't even know if Trump would be a citizen. Was his mother naturalized before he was born?
22tekla.bsky.social2Neither would Baron, I don't think Melania was a citizen when she gave birth to him. I could be wrong.
bodacious951not that i give a fuck about soccer...
Linda UWSⓥ1We know what he gives a fuck about
If Folarin Balogun doesn't self bench himself, or if the US team doesn't bench him, then the US Men's World Cup soccer team can fuck all the way off².
V10benching himself would go a long way to restoring some integrity to the team
mlco.bsky.social5Yes They are cursed Everything trump touches dies
LastGreatAct 🇺🇦🇻🇪🇬🇱3I don’t know what I would do in Balogun’s situation but it must be insanely hard to have the same man who wants you deported because of birth rite citizenship help remove a red card in a game.
heymanthanks.bsky.social3I'm mixed on this, we have to principled in FIFA tournament, bc why again?
Clare3Mango Mussolini just threw any hope for them into his reflecting swamp. He's poison.
@AllyD17762I’ve been telling people they rigged this one with who is winning but they didn’t believe me until trump made the red card magically disappear. Europe was just so fed up with Trump threatening to invade every country in Europe they just give him stuff outside rules. They already wrote off losses.
UEFA statement on Balogun case. "An unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision".
Simon Charles7Time for USMNT to stand up and say they won’t play Balogun. Only way to recover the high ground after Trump’s interference
Colette Carroll ♑️ 💙3Strong words, but they don't ask for the decision to be reversed. Or ask FIFA to reconsider.
Grouchy Math Teacher1The next time you are on Guardian Football Weekly, you need to, with a smirk, completely hijack the show and force Max into an apology for years of the sarcastic," let's give Philippe 60 seconds to irritate our attorneys"
Mr. Happy on Eurosky1UEFA needs a bluesky account. They can't announce such things on US govt adjacent platforms (X etc) only
Natascha Strobl101bsky.app/profile/phil... FIFA und UEFA im offenen Krieg, told you.
Ian King8I've been arguing for a while that the best route out of the corrupt mess that FIFA have become is UEFA upping and leaving. The moral of this story may well turn out to be: don't fuck with Belgium over administrative issues.
Bitsy Von Muffling6Woah! FIFA have made actual UEFA look like bastions of morality.
Mahaut H.3L'UEFA critique la FIFA en pleine coupe du monde. Intéressant.
Chrissy Boy Slim2People clamouring for UEFA to pull out of FIFA only have to look at the shit show around CL finals to realise that they are just as corrupt and money driven as FIFA. The games gone. Like everything else, it’s in the hands of the rich who will bend it to their means.
European soccer body UEFA criticized FIFA for an “incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision” to let United States forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cup against Belgium despite a red card in his previous game.
The Center Holds5It is totally comprehensible. Corruption. Power. There is your explanation.
Rob Sedgwick5Precedent set. Quansah can play against Norway.
Mina4“The credibility of the competition is undermined” seems like the key statement
noyb135.bsky.social2Carefull, we are not just talking about anyone insignificant getting involved in this matter. We are talking about the inaugural FIFA Peace prize winner! That must entitle him to some level of corruption within FIFA.
Alptraum 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱🇬🇪2It's not incomprehensible when you factor in how much of a Trump wannabe Infantino is. That man will do anything for power and popularity.
Repent Harlequin1Why so glum? Consider the source. You are talking about an authority recently awarded the heralded FIFA Peace Prize!!!!
FIFA officially overturned the one-game suspension for U.S. Men's National Team (USMNT) striker Folarin Balogun. The governing body suspended his ban, clearing him to play in the crucial World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium. First, a bad call THEN Trump corruption Welcome to FIFA/Trump2026
buntyrarebit23.bsky.social3Absolutely unbelievable. Trump has managed to make the United States look like cheats. Will every country that gets a red card be allowed an intervention by the national leader? FIFA is as corrupt as Trump.
Wildling2Most corrupt President of the US calls the most corrupt president of FIFA which is the most corrupt sports organization in history
Leon Skum1FIFA corruption? Have you heard of the Olympic committee? Nazi Germany, China, Russia is North Korea next to get the Olympics? It's like they find the worst most oppressive criminal countries.
Miaganga1Game over. Poor, foul SORE loser, WHAT? Your boys bet a SHIT TON OF MONEY?? Gonna lose sports bets?
eddie0028.bsky.social1So is Belgium going to be our 51st state or get 300,000,000,000 in reparations
bookwhisperer9.bsky.social1Doesn’t he have better things to do than interfere with the World Cup?
"Fifa will allow Folarin Balogun, the star striker of the US men’s national team, to play its knockout World Cup match against Belgium on Monday after a complaint from Donald Trump to football’s governing body." Trump disqualifies the US (as expected). www.ft.com/content/a858...
Jonty10This decision actually undermines the good work the US team has done to progress in the competition so far. If it stands, I suspect it will motivate the Belgium 🇧🇪 team. And everyone who wants decency in sport will be cheering them on.
topov67.bsky.social7Every country that has a player given a red card can now appeal for a suspended ban. Fifa have shot themselves in the foot by giving in to trump
nunthewiser.bsky.social5You have to listen to a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
nick3c'mon belgium he wants a ring on the left hand too... www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
alan5552FMD trump not satisfied with grifting the pardon system also feels the need to expand the abuse with a word with corrupt arse kissing FIFA boss how apt the ties - world's biggest baby man and infantino
Mladen Erjavec2Belgium team should pack up and leave. If FIFA's Idiotino wants to suck up to Trump it's his business, rest of the world doesn't have to put up with this.
President Trump called the president of FIFA in the hours after the U.S. men’s soccer team played Wednesday and asked him to review the suspension of the team’s top goal scorer in the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red card. Read more: nyti.ms/4vSHMTS
Paul Allen36Sadly, Trump has damaged the credibility of the USA team, and if they win, it will be tainted by his cheating.
José Manuel García28Even when you think that Trump can't go any lower, he will immediately demonstrate he is more than capable of doing it. This is not only a huge scandal in football, but also the clearest demonstration that the whole FIFA is a deeply rotten organization, that is making this sport to sink big time.
Nigel Garbage12The red card was a bad call no doubt. But it should not be lost on anyone that Balogun has birthright citizenship and Trump and his ilk want him deported. But b/c he's the best player on the team Trump begs to have him play the game? The hypocrisy is staggering.
ZorroTicToc11This is absolutely shameful for FIFA. Infantino needs to go.
André8Dear Americans, now you can see just how sportmanslike your president is. You know what you should do? Push him aside and let him go play golf—he’s allowed to cheat there.😉 Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪
Andreas M. Wüst8Belgium must win, whether you like the team or not.
In a “highly unusual move”, FIFA completely reversed a one-match suspension for US Men’s National Team star striker Folarin Balogun ahead of the USA's World Cup knockout match against Belgium—following direct personal lobbying from Donald Trump. WHY ISN’T THE ENTIRE SPORTING WORLD IN UPROAR?
Saddletramp🇪🇺14It stinks and so does FIFA. The entire set up is very suspicious. There has been far too many under the table deals between FIFA officials and politicians. The FIFA peace prize handed to Trump being just one. Football needs to get its act together. Winning by cheating is not winning! It’s cheating!
Aaron2Many of us are but FIFA are a closed shop Fans have been totally written off for the big money pouring It’s of no surprise that this has happened it a wonder that the trophy hasn’t already been handed to DT along with player of the competition and the golden boot (DT does love his gold)
Tulipanet1Keep a close eye on the referee in this game And check their bank accounts
WhiteRoseKillie1The game was gone before this kicked off. Inappropriate venues /times, matches in 1/4s for tv ads, a half time show in the final - and a fucking peace prize for 🍊. Infantino can rot in hell next to 🍊 . In the grand scheme of things, ⚽ doesn't matter. Thing is, for billions of us it really does.
Saddletramp🇪🇺1The way in which FIFA is set up makes it highly unlikely if not impossible for teams to take any practical form of protest other than shake their fists at Trump and Infantino under their pinnies. The sanctions against them would be far too onerous and costly.
Craig Stevens1Under FIFA's own rules, America's team should be suspended; it is strictly against their own rules.
