Trump intervention causes World Cup storm as FIFA clears US striker Balogun to face Belgium

The 25-year-old was dismissed after a VAR review, with US coach Mauricio Pochettino saying it was never a red-card offence.

The United States’ World Cup campaign took an extraordinary turn on Sunday when FIFA suspended striker Folarin Balogun’s red-card ban, clearing him to ‌play after President Donald Trump personally urged FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review the case.