FIFA lifts suspension of US star forward Folarin Balogun
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Soccer-FIFA makes U-turn to clear Balogun for US v Belgium World Cup clash following call from Trump
By Rohith Nair MIAMI/SEATTLE, July 5 (Reuters) - United States striker Folarin Balogun is available for the World Cup last-16 clash with Belgium after FIFA suspended his ban for a red card on Sunday in an unprecedented move following a call from U.
FIFA reversed a ban against Team USA’s star striker Folarin Balogun, who was set to sit out Monday’s game over a controversial red card. President Trump called FIFA’s president last week and asked him to review the red card according to a source familiar with the phone call.
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