Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play.

Once upon a time, I could say things like "of course the US has never won a World Cup; USSF won't indulge FIFA's corruption requirements," but those days are clearly far behind me now:

U.S. Soccer officials argued the red card was improperly given to Mr. Balogun because the officials should not have used slow-motion video replay in determining the penalty, the people said. Use of video replays is common practice, and players have frequently been ejected after reviews.

Scott Goodwin, a hedge fund manager and major donor to U.S. Soccer, brought to the attention of Trump officials public accusations that Raphael Claus, the referee, was involved in match fixing in Brazil by giving out irregular red cards. Brazilian authorities and FIFA have found no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Claus, but Mr. Trump brought up those allegations in his call with Mr. Infantino, the people familiar with the call said. Mr. Goodwin referred comment to U.S. Soccer. Mr. Claus did not initially call a foul on Mr. Balogun but was asked to review his decision by other officials tasked with monitoring replays. That group hailed from Venezuela, Colombia and France.

Abolish FIFA. Corrupt motherfuckers.

This is the Korean Olympics all over again

Hate that drumpf got involved, but that should never have been a red card to begin with.