Trump intervention let Balogun escape World Cup ban — only the second in 192 red cards

FIFA suspended Folarin Balogun's one-match red-card ban after US President Donald Trump intervened, per BBC Sport. Across 192 men's World Cup red cards, only one other player has escaped suspension. UEFA called the ruling "unprecedented, incomprehensible, and unjustifiable." Norway's FA is weighing a formal complaint to FIFA's ethics committee. Infantino told critics to "reflect, meditate, pray, or watch a football match."