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Infantino defends FIFA independence after Trump’s Balogun call

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NEWYou can now listen to PK Press Club articles! FIFA President Gianni Infantino issued a statement Monday regarding his interactions with President Donald Trump amid the one-match suspension of American World Cup star Folarin Balogun. Trump told reporters he asked Infantino if FIFA would review the play. Infantino said in his statement that “FIFA’s judicial […]

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Red card for Folarin Balogun: FIFA issues appeal decision against Belgium

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NEWYou can now listen to PK Press Club articles! FIFA has rejected Belgium’s appeal over the decision to suspend the one-match suspension of American World Cup star Folarin Balogun for a red card in a round of 16 match against Bosnia-Herzegovina. FIFA’s appeal committee released a statement hours before kickoff between the United States and

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Reversal of Folarin Balogun’s red card is not as unprecedented as Europeans claim

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NEWYou can now listen to PK Press Club articles! FIFA allowing Folarin Balogun to play for the United States against Belgium a day before the World Cup knockout match was always going to send the soccer world into hysteria. The situation was practically set up for a collapse in international football, with a controversial red

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Kane vs Haaland: The world’s best strikers will meet in the World Cup quarter-finals

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NEWYou can now listen to PK Press Club articles! Norway has never had a summer like the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and that’s largely thanks to one man, the Viking: Erling Braut Haaland. Now, after leading Norway to a miraculous first-ever World Cup quarter-final, Haaland is officially on a collision course with England’s superstar striker,

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Jude Bellingham joins elite club with World Cup round of 16 double at Azteca

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NEWYou can now listen to PK Press Club articles! This is not déjà vu; Lightning has struck Mexico City twice, and not just because of ongoing storms in the area. In England’s round of 16 match against Mexico at the Mexico City Stadium on Sunday, Jude Bellingham scored two goals in two minutes, making him

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Banned former FIFA president criticizes organization’s decision on Folarin Balogun

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Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reacted to the soccer organization’s decision to suspend the red card ban imposed on American World Cup star Folarin Balogun ahead of the team’s match against Belgium. Blatter was twice banned by FIFA after a corruption investigation and remains suspended from any participation in the organization’s activities until 2027.

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