US President Donald Trump has welcomed FIFA’s decision to suspend the automatic one-match ban imposed on striker Folarin Balogun, thanking the world football governing body for “doing what was right.”
“Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!” Trump wrote on Truth Social after the move was announced.
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee said the implementation of Balogun’s automatic suspension had been suspended for a probationary period of one year under Article 27 of the body’s disciplinary code, making the 25-year-old forward available for the United States’ FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday.
Balogun was shown a red card in the 64th minute of the US’ 2-0 Round of 32 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 1.
The New York-born striker has scored three goals for the team during the tournament.
