AXIOS (Herb Scribner) - Trump's FIFA call sours World Cup visitors' goodwill
World Cup fans' romance with America has soured after FIFA suspended a red-card ban on U.S. striker Folarin Balogun for the match against Belgium. Why it matters: Soccer officials and fans allege that FIFA is bending its own disciplinary rules under political pressure from President Trump — raising questions about whether the sport's governing body is giving the U.S. a boost due to the president's close relationship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino . Catch up quick: FIFA ultimately used Article 27 of its disciplinary code — which allows its independent disciplinary committee to suspend all or part of a punishment and instead place a player on probation — to suspend Balogun's red card. - FIFA initially said the red-card…
World Cup fans' romance with America has soured after FIFA suspended a red-card ban on U.S. striker Folarin Balogun for the match against Belgium. Why it matters: Soccer officials and fans allege that FIFA is bending its own disciplinary rules under political pressure from President Trump — raising questions about whether the sport's governing body is giving the U.S. a boost due to the president's close relationship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino . Catch up quick: FIFA ultimately used Article 27 of its disciplinary code — which allows its independent disciplinary committee to suspend all or part of a punishment and instead place a player on probation — to suspend Balogun's red card. - FIFA initially said the red-card…Open