FIFA chief Infantino defends Balogun’s suspension reversal after Trump’s intervention sparks backlash

FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Monday defended the governing body’s disciplinary process after US President Donald Trump’s intervention prompted the reversal of Folarin Balogun’s automatic World Cup suspension, sparking criticism from Belgium. Balogun’s suspension reversal makes him eligible to play in Monday night’s World Cup round of 16 clash against Belgium. The controversy erupted after […]

Did FIFA break its own rules in awarding Trump a peace prize? Rights group files complaint against Gianni Infantino

Gianni Infantino’s decision to award US President Donald Trump with the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize has landed the football body chief in trouble, with a human rights group lodging a complaint to FIFA’s ethics alleging a breach of neutrality rules. The complaint was lodged by human rights group FairSquare, which called on the FIFA ethics […]

Trump’s Relationship With the President of FIFA

new video loaded: Trump’s Relationship With the President of FIFA Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, FIFA, has lauded President Trump at almost every opportunity, even starting a FIFA Peace Prize after Mr. Trump didn’t win the Nobel. Luke Broadwater, a White House reporter, describes the bromance. By Luke Broadwater, Karen Hanley and James […]

Club World Cup: How Donald Trump crashed Chelsea’s party – and refused to leave the stage | World News

President Donald Trump presents Chelsea’s Cole Palmer with the golden ball trophy after Chelsea won against Paris St Germain in the Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP) The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium was supposed […]