Folarin Balogun ‘knew’ Trump efforts with FIFA would be controversial, saw ‘nerves’ among USMNT teammates
The president has confirmed his administration lobbied FIFA to reinstatement Balogun for the USMNT's Round of 16 game against Belgium.
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Fox’s Thierry Henry, Alexi Lalas have tense exchange over FIFA’s Folarin Balogun ruling
"That's on you to talk [about], if you want to talk."
Boomer Esiason ‘hates’ Donald Trump’s FIFA intervention
"I hate the fact that the president got himself involved in this."
FIFA can’t hide behind Donald Trump on this one
The governing body had every opportunity to keep politics out of the tournament.
Gianni Infantino downplays Trump involvement in ‘independent’ FIFA review
"I did receive a call from President Donald Trump, just as I receive calls from heads of state, government officials, football stakeholders and business executives from around the world on many different issues."
Alexi Lalas: ‘America stood up for itself’ in effort to reverse Balogun red card
"Belgium wants to lawyer up against the United States? Go for it. Have at it. Knock your socks off."
Mauricio Pochettino backs FIFA’s Folarin Balogun reversal: ‘We were punished enough against Bosnia’
"99.9 percent [of people] agree that was an unfair red card."
Belgian coach Rudi Garcia criticizes FIFA’s Balogun red card ban reversal: ‘It’s April Fools’
"The Belgian federation isn’t just defending itself or the national team; it’s defending football in general."
Nick Wright correctly called out sports media’s ‘fatalism’ around FIFA overturning Balogun’s World Cup red card
"Our president's buddies with the guy who runs the thing. He got the Peace Prize. Maybe make a phone call..."
Fox Sports rules analyst Mark Clattenburg: Folarin Balogun red card ‘shouldn’t have been a VAR intervention’
"However, in my opinion, this didn't endanger the safety of the opponent,"
Listen to all the goal calls of USMNT’s rout of Paraguay
Fox's John Strong and Telemundo's Andrés Cantor were locked in for every goal as the USMNT routed Paraguay 4-1 in its World Cup opener.
