White House on Balogun birthright citizenship: 'Asinine observation'

White House deputy press secretary Kush Desai on Monday dismissed the irony of President Trump advocating for FIFA to overturn the suspension of U.S. soccer player Folarin Balogun, given the…

Balogun reprieve in vain as Belgium beat USA to set up Spain quarterfinal

Folarin Balogun's starting place, after a suspended red card, unable to influence USA, who succumb to superior Belgium.

FIFA defends Balogun red card referee after Trump calls him ‘a bit suspect’

Raphael Claus is 'one of the world's leading professional referees', FIFA says, following Trump's comments.

One Phone Call, One Vanishing Red Card — The Balogun Scandal

Al Jazeera's Basel Ghazoghli (@baselgazi) breaks down how the White House helped Folarin Balogun stay in the World Cup.

Balogun Brouhaha Turns a National TV Sports Moment of Unity Into a Moment of Division (Again)

But the European pearl-clutching over Donald Trump’s World Cup call is also bad-faith.

Balogun, Trump and FIFA’s World Cup red card controversy: 5 things to know 

The World Cup clash on Monday night between the U.S. and Belgium will fall against a backdrop of international anger after FIFA revoked the suspension of a star American striker…

Balogun, Garrincha and Pinochet: FIFA’s controversial World Cup decisions

The Balogun affair has shocked football, but FIFA's showpiece has a long history of fixes, farces and failures.

Europe is furious over Balogun reprieve but FIFA suspended red card bans for Ronaldo and others before this

FIFA clearing Folarin Balogun to play for the United States against Belgium one day before their World Cup knockout match was always going to send the soccer world into hysterics.…

Trump says he spurred FIFA review into Balogun red card

President Trump said on Monday that his call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino spurred the soccer organization’s review into the Team USA Men’s star Folarin Balogun’s red card, which led…

US president Trump defends FIFA’s Balogun red card reversal

US President Donald Trump defended FIFA's decision to overturn Folarin Balogun's red card suspension.