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President Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to discuss the red card given to Team USA’s Folarin Balogun during Wednesday night’s game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, an person familiar with the conversation told The Hill. Trump later cheered the reversal, calling it an “injustice.”

FIFA said its independent panel overturned the red card suspension for Monday’s game.

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[-] Danarchy@lemmy.nz 22 points 17 hours ago

I’m surprised he’d intervene for a black dude

[-] Zizzy 24 points 13 hours ago

You have to understand its not about intervening for a black dude. To them and other rich racist assholes, they see the players as animals there to serve them. In this case serving as entertainment. They would be just as upset if their cock fighting chicken got penalized.

[-] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Exactly. This is just like a billionaire CEO intervening to help an employee win a court case if that employee is important enough to the success of the company. That same CEO would happily throw that person under the bus if the profits would go up by doing so.

Trump would happily have this young man skinned alive if it would mean "his team" wins the next game.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago

You mean a man in the US team sports arena of being bought and sold in markets.

[-] stickly@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Tf you on about? He's never played in a US market, unless Arsenal or Monaco moved continents at some point...

[-] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

I mean, Arsenal is owned by an American. But to your point, Balogun grew up in London and only happened to be born in the US due to airlines not allowing his mom to fly back to their home in London that late into her pregnancy. He has never lived in nor played in the US outside of international games.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

Same idea. People are bought and sold.

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