Folarin Balogun admits Trump’s ‘unique’ World Cup intervention affected US team before Belgium loss

USA striker Folarin Balogun has admitted he anticipated significant backlash following President Donald Trump’s intervention in overturning his World Cup suspension, stating he knew it would "cause a lot of controversy”.The Monaco forward received a red card during the United States’ round-of-32 clash against Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, Fifa’s disciplinary committee subsequently suspended the one-match ban for a year, enabling Balogun to feature in the USA’s la