{"id":87931,"date":"2026-07-06T12:17:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/fifa-criticized-for-decision-to-lift-u-s-stars-red-card-suspension-following-trump-phone-call\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T12:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:17:16","slug":"fifa-criticized-for-decision-to-lift-u-s-stars-red-card-suspension-following-trump-phone-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/fifa-criticized-for-decision-to-lift-u-s-stars-red-card-suspension-following-trump-phone-call\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA criticized for decision to lift U.S. star&#8217;s red card suspension following Trump phone call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>FIFA is being criticized over its decision to lift the red card suspension for lead\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/world-cup-us-bosnia-herzegovina-round-of-32\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team<\/a><\/span>\u00a0scorer Folarin Balogun, allowing him to play against Belgium on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the matter told CBS News that Balogun&#8217;s reinstatement came after President Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Thursday and spoke about the suspension, which would have kept the 25-year-old striker from playing in the round of 16 World Cup match. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Union of European Football Associations, Europe&#8217;s soccer governing body, said FIFA &#8220;crossed a red line,&#8221; and expressed its &#8220;disbelief&#8221; at a decision it called &#8220;unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined,&#8221; the governing body <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/news-media\/news\/02a7-2109c8e9ef81-de5a993db109-1000--uefa-statement-on-the-balogun-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a statement.<\/a> &#8220;[Soccer] is the most loved sport in the world because it is a beautiful game and is trusted because it is played everywhere with the same laws,&#8221; UEFA said.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House&#8217;s World Cup task force, also spoke to Infantino about the situation, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick was in communication with FIFA.<\/p>\n<p>Spokespeople for the White House, Lutnick and Giuliani did not immediately respond to CBS News&#8217; request for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/03\/d3a1191a-06f4-4bcc-b0bb-04193cd18749\/thumbnail\/620x414\/06eef4cbb95c467451474b5c1dbc60fb\/gettyimages-2283794562.jpg#\" alt=\"SOCCER: JUL 01 FIFA World Cup 26 Round of 32 - USA v Bosnia and Herzegovina \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/03\/d3a1191a-06f4-4bcc-b0bb-04193cd18749\/thumbnail\/620x414\/06eef4cbb95c467451474b5c1dbc60fb\/gettyimages-2283794562.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/03\/d3a1191a-06f4-4bcc-b0bb-04193cd18749\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/1f1ea1c523af4bdbcbbd24f1ff5f247a\/gettyimages-2283794562.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Folarin Balogun of United States of America gets medical attention during the FIFA World Cup match beon July 1, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Matthew Huang\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Royal Belgian Football Association, whose national team will face the U.S. Monday, said it was &#8220;astonished&#8221; by the decision, and added it contradicts FIFA&#8217;s own rules.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision,&#8221; the body said in a statement. &#8220;When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prominent British commentators have expressed similar condemnation.<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Rooney, a former player for Manchester United and England&#8217;s national team, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCMOTD\/status\/2073934369241092452\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called the decision<\/a> an &#8220;absolute disgrace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Infantino should be ashamed of this because I think the sportsmanship of the game is in question here,&#8221; Rooney told the BBC on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Prominent commentator and former England player Gary Neville said Sunday the decision &#8220;absolutely stinks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There should be a review process in place,&#8221; 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