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The International Olympic Committee announced Friday that it will not investigate Gianni Infantino regarding President Donald Trump’s<\/a> call to him about Folarin Balogun’s controversial red card.<\/p>\n

The USMNT star received a red card in the round of 32 of the World Cup<\/a>, which initially made him ineligible to play in the next round.<\/p>\n

However, FIFA decided to suspend the red card, which made Balogun eligible. Trump later said he called Infantino and asked for a review, but FIFA claimed it was not influenced by Trump.<\/p>\n

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The ruling added to what was already a huge controversy, as it was argued Balogun should not have been red-carded in the first place. Nonetheless, Balogun was active despite an appeal and a strong reaction from Belgium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A London-based NGO formally complained this month to the IOC ethics commission about Infantino. The IOC\u2019s Olympic Charter cites neutrality among “fundamental principles of Olympism” for sports bodies like FIFA and its 100-plus members, which have included Infantino since 2020.<\/p>\n

No formal investigation will be opened, the IOC said, because the complaint by the rights group FairSquare did not relate to FIFA\u2019s or Infantino\u2019s specific relations with the Olympic body.<\/p>\n

The complaint “refers only to (FIFA\u2019s) decisions on its governance and its management, including its relations with government, and to (FIFA\u2019s) implementation of the rules of its sport,” the IOC said in a statement.<\/p>\n

FOLARIN BALOGUN ADMITS THAT RED-CARD REVERSAL AFFECTED USA WORLD CUP TEAMMATES: ‘A LOT OF OUTSIDE NOISE’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Consequently, the complaint falls outside the IOC ethics commission\u2019s jurisdiction,” the statement continued.<\/p>\n

“All I did was, I asked for a review, because I didn\u2019t think it was a foul,” Trump said at the time. “And again, I\u2019m good at this stuff. I didn\u2019t think it was a foul. I thought it was two great athletes who crashed into each other and got entangled. That was not a guy punching somebody in the face or anything, that would be different.<\/p>\n

“I think it\u2019s a terrible\u2026 if they wouldn\u2019t allow a top player, maybe the best, maybe among the best on the team, to play, I think it would have had a big stain. I relayed it. I didn\u2019t tell him what to do. I don\u2019t believe he made the decision. I think it was a committee that made the decision, and they made the right decision because, No. 1, it wasn\u2019t a foul, and you want to see a game with your best players.”<\/p>\n

Balogun being active did not help, as the U.S. lost to Belgium, 4-1.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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