#balogun

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“ #Trump’s role in clearing Folarin #Balogun from a mandatory one-game ban at the World Cup is set to provoke a formal complaint to #Fifa ethics investigators. The #Norway soccer federation said Thursday its board of directors will consider filing the complaint at its next meeting, likely on 6 August. Norway previously joined an NGO’s complaint to #Fifa alleging Infantino breached a statutory duty of political neutrality, by creating a peace prize to award to Trump.”
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Haha: "Balogun ist übrigens nur US‑Bürger, weil seine hochschwangere Mutter einst an einem Rückflug nach London gehindert wurde und ihren Sohn deshalb in New York zur Welt bringen musste. Und in den USA bekommt jeder die Staatsbürgerschaft, der dort geboren ist. Genau das versucht Donald Trump gerade abzuschaffen. Ginge es also nach ihm, hätte es einen US-Nationalspieler Balogun wohl nie gegeben." https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/so-reagieren-us-fans-auf-die-niederlage-gegen-belgien-trump-hat-dem-team-seine-unabhangigkeit-genommen-15809695.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub #WM2026 #USABEL #Balogun
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Hours before kickoff, #FIFA dismissed #Belgium’s challenge to the most-debated political intervention in a #WorldCup in decades. That means forward Folarin #Balogun is eligible to play on Monday night in Seattle. A win would send the #US to the quarterfinals, which would be the best US result at a men’s World Cup since 2002. #Trump #Infantino
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#FIFA PLAY DIRTY AFTER #TRUMP CALL, CANCEL RED CARD OF #BALOGUN. FIFA HAD BEND KNEE TO TRUMP. PRETTY HARD. HE GAVE HIM THEIR OWN #PEACEPRIZE AFTER HE CAN’T GET NOBEL PRIZE. HE LET HIM PHOTO BOMB THE CHAMPION. I STILL DOES WATCH THE WORLD CUP, BUT I WON’T WATCH AFTER THIS. FUCK TRUMP. FUCK INFANTINO. FUCK FIFA.
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Wenn demnächst jemand von eurem Lieblingsverein die Rote Karte bekommt, ruft ihr einfach bei #Trump an, der klärt das dann mit #Infantino. Alle koruppt. #Sperre gegen US-Torjäger #Balogun auf #Druck von Trump #aufgehoben: Die Fifa verkauft die Idee des Sports. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/sperre-gegen-us-torjager-balogun-auf-druck-von-trump-aufgehoben-die-fifa-verkauft-die-idee-des-sports-15804432.html Der US-Präsident ruft an und Infantino gehorcht. Die Begnadigung von Folarin Balogun ist ein Skandal, der zeigt, dass die Fifa Trump selbst die sportliche Integrität ihrer Weltmeisterschaft opfert.
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Funny how people love saying “don’t mix sports and politics” whenever political abuses around major sporting events are brought up… then go silent when that principle actually matters. Still, I believe most people worldwide know this isn’t normal, and that silence deserves global condemnation. #notNormal #fifa #balogun #usa ✍️ The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/05/folarin-balogun-red-card-suspension-lifted-usmnt-belgium-world-cup 📆 06 July 2026
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@obrien_kat@mastodon.world wow. We all knew FIFA was built on corruption but this seems a little too obvious to overlook. #trumo #balogun #worldcup #uspol
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Trump makes a call to his amiguito Infantino, pushing for Balogun’s red card/one-game suspension to be overturned, and voila, Balogun can play tomorrow night. It’s just gross, and kinda makes me want to root against the U.S., even though it’s not the players’ fault and I also don’t really like Belgium. Also, ironic he is pushing to get back a player he doesn’t think is a citizen. I guess he’s stopping the birthright citizenship fight?? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html #trumo #balogun #worldcup #uspol
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