Football World Cup 2026: Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino and the Folarin Balogun case
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Donald Trump intervenes – and FIFA upholds the foul ban US player Folarin Balogun returns. The American president is now in line with Benito Mussolini and the Argentine military junta.
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