‘Overturn this’: USA derided as football trumps politics in Belgium win
Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin said his side’s win felt like a measure of justice after FIFA’s decision on Balogun.

Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin said his side’s win felt like a measure of justice after FIFA’s decision on Balogun.









USA supporters divided on Trump’s intervention and FIFA’s decision to suspend striker’s ban in Belgium World Cup match.
Amarilla called Mbappe a ‘colonised Cameroonian’ after his penalty helped France knock Paraguay out of the World Cup.
Get-in prices for the round of 16 football game at Seattle Stadium have fallen by 27 percent over the past three days.
Trump says he asked FIFA’s president to review USA player Balogun’s game suspension, but did not tell him what to do.
The Balogun affair has shocked football, but FIFA’s showpiece has a long history of fixes, farces and failures.
Salah has previously taken flak from Egypt fans but now leads an undefeated team into the round of 16 to face Argentina.
Lobbying by President Trump and a last-minute U-turn by FIFA stir controversy before the knockout match.
FIFA’s decision has led to a furore in the football world – and accusations of bending its rules to please Trump.