United States President Donald Trump was involved in yet another controversy when he called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to help get USMNT striker Folarin Balogun’s one-game suspension rescinded during the 2026 World Cup. More ties between Infantino were revealed last week when The Times’ Martyn Ziegler reported on his plans to sell a private stake in future…
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup Trophy, as he makes an announcement on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as FIFA president Gianni Infantino stands next to him, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
United States President Donald Trump was involved in yet another controversy when he called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to help get USMNT striker Folarin Balogun’s one-game suspension rescinded during the 2026 World Cup.
More ties between Infantino were revealed last week when The Times’ Martyn Ziegler reported on his plans to sell a private stake in future World Cups to private investors, including Josh Kushner, the younger brother of Jared Kushner, the United States Special Envoy for Peace Missions and husband of Trump’s daughter, Ivanka.
Predictably, the plans were met with global outrage, leading Infantino to back off of his plans, but the damage was already done. Soccer federations across the globe are uniting to increase pressure to oust Infantino, leading to him going to Trump for support and help out of the sticky situation he has found himself in.
“Gianni Infantino is set to hold a meeting with senior figures in the Trump administration as he seeks support to continue at FIFA. Infantino has already been calling federations for public support as pressure grows for him to resign,” Ben Jacobs reported on Sunday.
Now, a senior official in Trump’s administration is confirming that the President plans on doing whatever he can to help Infantino keep his job.
“Gianni helped us a lot to deliver the best World Cup ever. The president likes him a lot. I am sure the president will do everything possible to help him,” the official told The Telegraph, adding, “He is a loyal person.”
Considering top democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, is gearing up for an investigation into FIFA’s communications with Trump, members of his administration, and the Trump Organization, the President may have to focus on himself for the time being.
| # | Наименование новости | Тональность | Информативность | Дата публикации |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Criminal proceedings gearing up against FIFA President for plans involving ‘corrupt Trump family’ | 0 | 9.49 | 27-08-2026 |
| 2 | ‘Overpowering stench of corruption’: Donald Trump sparks outrage for supporting Gianni Infantino | 0 | 5.57 | 11-08-2026 |
| 3 | ‘Terrible mistake’: Donald Trump issues a warning to soccer community | 0 | 5.92 | 11-08-2026 |
| 4 | FIFA acusa a UEFA de llevar a cabo una "campaña de desinformación" y de "acoso" sobre Infantino | 0 | 3.84 | 29-09-2026 |
| 5 | ФИФА обвинила УЕФА в попытке подорвать репутацию Джанни Инфантино | 0 | 7.99 | 29-09-2026 |
| 6 | Око за око, иск за иск // FIFA перешла в юридическую контратаку в войне с UEFA | 0 | 7.12 | 29-09-2026 |
| 7 | Infantino réunit des responsables de la FIFA au Maroc après l’abandon du projet privé | 0 | 4.46 | 05-08-2026 |
| 8 | FIFA Forward Enterprise : la FRMF salue le retrait du projet et réaffirme son soutien à Gianni Infantino | 0 | 4.51 | 02-08-2026 |
| 9 | Crise à la Fifa: le football « n’appartient à aucun individu », plaident UEFA, Concacaf et AFC | 0 | 5.39 | 10-08-2026 |