FIFA’s World Cup descended into farce on Sunday – after the extraordinary decision to wipe out a one-match ban for a USA player.
In a move which sent shockwaves through the sport, the governing body confirmed that USA striker Folarin Balogun is now free to face Belgium in the last 16 despite being red-carded in the US’s match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 1.
Moments after the announcement, President Donald Trump thanked FIFA for ‘reversing a great injustice’ in a post on Truth Social.
Trump, a close friend of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, wrote: ‘Thank you to Fifa for doing what was
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