FIFA Clears U.S. Striker Folarin Balogun for Belgium World Cup Match, Citing Independent Review

FIFA announced that U.S. striker Folarin Balogun would be eligible to play in tonight's World Cup match against Belgium despite a prior red-card suspension. President Donald Trump confirmed that he called FIFA president Gianni Infantino after the game to request a review of Balogun's suspension.

Infantino stated that FIFA's decision on Balogun's eligibility was made by an independent judicial body. The New Yorker reported last month that Infantino has transformed the FIFA presidency into that of a prominent international politician while dramatically increasing FIFA's revenues and reach. " Mike Wallace, co-writer of the book "Gotham," died at the age of eighty-three.