Is Trump Interfering In The World Cup?
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Did Donald Trump interfere in the World Cup suspension of Folarin Balogun?
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What led to FIFA's decision to lift Balogun's suspension?
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Hello, it's Adam back in the Newscast studio. And obviously the big football story on Monday morning was England's sensational victory against Mexico, which I think we will be talking about for decades to come. But by Monday afternoon, when we're recording this episode of Newscast at about 5pm, the big football story is the accusations of Donald Trump interfering over that red card for Team USA's star striker, which he asked the FIFA president Gianni Infantino to overturn. And then FIFA did suspend the red card.
How did President Trump justify his involvement in the FIFA decision?
So that means he will be able to play in Team USA's crucial match against Belgium, which is happening on Monday night. So there's lots to unpick here. And to help us out, we're joined from Washington, as always, by Katrina Perry. Hi, Katrina.
Hello, Adam. Another quiet day here.
Well, yes, and I'll give you my review of my recent trip to Washington, D.C. shortly. And also on the line, I think making his first ever appearance on Newscast is Dale Johnson, who is the football issues correspondent at the BBC. Hello, Dale.
Hi there. Yes, it is.
It is my debut, as they say, in the football world. I was thinking, should I say that? But then I thought it was so much more convincing from you than it will from me.
What are the reactions from FIFA and the Belgian team regarding the suspension?
Anyway, so, right, Dale, give us the backstory then. Just take us back to the actual incident that triggered all of this.
Well, yeah, I mean, if we go back to the start, how long have we got really? It's a crazy situation. It's a podcast for ages. It's a crazy situation, really. They have the situation where Florian Bolligan, the best player for the United States, their leading goal scorer who scored three goals in the tournament, he goes into a challenge with a Bosnia player and catches the Bosnia player on the ankle in quite a nasty type of way. And this decision is sent to the video assistant referee to review it. The referee is then sent to the monitor to look at it and he decides that it should be a red card. Now, with a red card, what normally happens is, well, what always happens, let's be honest, is that it's an automatic one game suspension and that player will miss the next game for the team, which in this case, the United States will be the match against Belgium tomorrow.
On Monday. Now, the twist to this came yesterday when, totally unexpectedly, completely out of the blue, FIFA announced that Balogun would not serve a ban. It would be suspended on probation, essentially, for the period of one year. And he would be able to play in this game against Belgium for the host country.
And Katrina, when did it start to emerge that Donald Trump may have been involved in this?
What implications does this incident have for FIFA's disciplinary processes?
Over the weekend, really, and then President Trump himself confirmed it in lengthy remarks in the Oval Office this morning because it started as kind of speculative reporting in various outlets over the weekend. And it sort of seemed, well, that surely can't be happening. That level of, you know, putting your hands in pies that maybe they don't belong in.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Did Donald Trump interfere in the World Cup suspension of Folarin Balogun?
0:00–1:28
2
What led to FIFA's decision to lift Balogun's suspension?
1:28–2:20
3
How did President Trump justify his involvement in the FIFA decision?
2:20–2:59
4
What are the reactions from FIFA and the Belgian team regarding the suspension?
2:59–4:24
5
What implications does this incident have for FIFA's disciplinary processes?
4:24–5:20
6
How is Prince Harry's visit to London affecting royal family dynamics?
5:20–6:16
7
What confusion arose regarding Prince Harry's accommodation during his visit?
6:16–7:31
8
What are the latest updates on Prince Harry's legal actions against the media?
7:31–35:11