No. of Recommendations: 6
Supposedly FIFA was reviewing the call even without the Felon interfering.
Yup.
Likely primarily because sending off an important player for the host nation might be bad for ad revenues and FIFA's Business.
Here - this just in:
After Trump Phone Call: FIFA Declares All Four Belgian Goals Invalid
Washington (dpo) - Did everything happen above board here? FIFA decided today that all four of Belgium's goals against the USA have been declared invalid. Thus, the match is officially scored as a 1-0 victory for the Americans. According to insiders, the decision was preceded by a phone call from US President Trump to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino.
"After reviewing the slow-motion replays, we have come to the conclusion that all four goals scored by Belgium were irregular," explained FIFA chief Gianni Infantino. "In the first goal, an offside position was overlooked; during the second goal, the Belgian striker climbed on an opponent's shoulders during the header; for the third goal, the American goalkeeper was fouled unfairly in the midfield; and with the fourth goal, there was also something wrong."
According to the world football governing body, this decision was made completely independently and is in no way connected to a phone call from Trump, in which he reportedly offered Gianni Infantino a wire transfer of five billion dollars and threatened to bomb FIFA headquarters in Zurich in the event of a refusal. ...
