# IOC declines to investigate Gianni Infantino over Trump’s call about Folarin Balogun red card

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ioc-declines-to-investigate-gianni-infantino-over-trumps-call-about-folarin-balogun-red-card/
- Published: 2026-07-25T14:52:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-25T15:05:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ioc-declines-investigate-gianni-infantino-trumps-call-folarin-balogun-red-card
- Topics: Geopolitics, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- IOC will not investigate Infantino over Trump’s call
- Balogun’s red card was suspended by FIFA
- The reversal allowed him to play again

## Summary

The International Olympic Committee has said it will not investigate FIFA president Gianni Infantino over a call from President Donald Trump concerning Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card. The decision matters because it rejects scrutiny of whether political intervention influenced FIFA’s handling of a disciplinary matter.

Balogun, a US men’s national team player, was sent off in a World Cup round-of-32 match and was initially due to miss the following round. FIFA later suspended the red card, allowing him to play, after Trump contacted Infantino about the decision.

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