(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump joked with journalists in the Oval Office the day after FIFA revoked the disqualification of the US national team’s top scorer, Folarin Balogun. “We have the press here. They don’t care about soccer at all. They won’t ask any questions about it – Trump said – Nobody cares, right?”. According to various American media reports, FIFA’s decision reportedly came under pressure from the White House.
2026 World Cup, Trump to journalists after Balogun-gate, ‘don’t ask about soccer, you’re not interested’
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