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Football’s governing body is facing one of its most awkward credibility tests in years, and the man raising the loudest alarm is one who once sat in its highest office. Former FIFA President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter waded into the storm on Monday over the decision to lift United States forward Folarin Balogun’s red card…
Folarin Balogun will lead the line for the United States against Belgium in Seattle on Monday night, days after a red card had seemed certain to keep him out, following an intervention that has drawn FIFA into an unusual and contested episode at the 2026 World Cup. The forward’s reinstatement, confirmed by FIFA on…
United States forward Folarin Balogun, a player Nigeria once courted for its own national team, has been cleared to feature in Monday’s World Cup Round of 16 tie against Belgium after football’s governing body suspended the red card that had ruled him out, a ruling that drew swift and public praise from President Donald Trump….
