Jürgen Klopp led a furious backlash against Fifa president Gianni Infantino, who now faces calls to resign after overturning Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension.
“This is our sport, not theirs. If Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino really sorted this out between themselves, it is madness; it calls everything into question.”
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Madame Celeste Amarilla,
Vous êtes une femme méprisable et indigne de sa fonction.
Vous ne représentez pas le Paraguay, ce pays qui a transpiré la passion et l’honneur tout au long de la compétition. Par votre inconscience et votre racisme décomplexé, le monde entier a déjà oublié le parcours et l’effort historique que vos joueurs ont réalisés durant cette coupe du monde pour laisser place à une dame incompétente donnant la pire image possible de son pays.
Je ne laisserai jamais aux gens comme elle, la liberté de laisser propager leur haine et leur racisme à travers le monde.
Trump on Balogun: "I saw the play, and I'm a person that loves sports ... that wasn't a foul. That wasn't even an infraction ... this referee, who is a little bit suspect if you check his past. He made a call that nobody could believe ... he's our best player, or one of our best players. And he gave him a red card. I didn't know what that meant ... yes, I asked for a review by FIFA."
MPUMALANGA | 1 400 suspects were arrested in the Mpumalanga province between Friday, 03 July 2026 until Sunday, 05 July 2026.
Among the arrested suspects, 412 were arrested for Contravention of the Immigration Act (illegal immigrants and/or employers/landlords of illegal immigrants).
They are all expected to appear before different Magistrate's Courts tomorrow, 06 July 2026.
Red cards are not overturned by political phone calls. They are overturned by rules, evidence and independent bodies. If a U.S. President intervenes with the FIFA President — and a player is suddenly cleared before a World Cup knockout match — the question is unavoidable: Quo vadis, FIFA?
Football must never become a playground for political power. #FIFA #WorldCup #GianniInfantino #DonaldTrump
FREE STATE | 1 568 suspects were arrested in the Free State province between Friday, 03 July 2026 until Sunday, 05 July 2026.
Among the arrested suspects, 531 were arrested for Contravention of the Immigration Act (illegal immigrants) and 559 spaza shops or informal businesses were visited to ensure labor law compliance. 2 868 farm visits were conducted together with Department of Home Affairs and Department of Labour.
Operations continue to be carried out throughout the country. 🇿🇦
🚨 Exclusive: The White House made a direct call to FIFA to ask Gianni Infantino to review Folarin Balogun’s red card.
FIFA approached for comment and referred to the findings of its independent committee.
FIFA sources insist White House influence could not affect the decision due to the powers contained in Article 27 and the independent nature of the disciplinary panel.
🚨🇩🇪 BREAKING: Jürgen Klopp as new Germany head coach, here we go! 💥
Klopp has accepted to take over; long term contract details, project and RB Group exit still under discussion, but he will be the new head coach.
RB considered Glasner as replacement but he signs at #NFFC.
Klopp is back.