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‘MAGA agenda on display’: FIFA, Trump slammed amid Balogun red card row

Football experts, officials warn of 'dangerous precedent' set by FIFA after U-turn on red card for USA forward Balogun.

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The firestorm surrounding the World Cup following FIFA’s controversial U-turn on a red card given to USA forward Folarin Balogun may be unprecedented and bizarre, but experts believe it is not unexpected, given US President Donald Trump’s history of intervening in non-political matters.

FIFA dismissed Belgium’s appeal against the reversal of Balogun’s suspension on Monday, terming it “inadmissible”, hours before kickoff in the USA vs Belgium knockout match in Seattle.

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