US team’s Folarin Balogun free to play after Trump lobbies FIFA to remove ban

According to France 24, US soccer player Folarin Balogun will play in his team's next match after President Trump successfully lobbied FIFA to remove his suspension. Balogun had been banned following a red card in a previous game, but Trump's intervention with the international federation overturned the penalty.

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