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.
The US president called Fifa chief Gianni Infantino last week to protest a one-game ban against the player that was imposed on Balogun after receiving a red card during the US’s winning match against Bosnia and Herzegovina last week, according to a person familiar with the matter.
On Sunday, Fifa abruptly reversed that decision, saying that its disciplinary committee had opted to waive Balogun’s ban for one year, to Trump’s delight.
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