EU lawmakers seek probe of FIFA boss after Trump intervention

Several members of the European Parliament have called on football associations in EU states to push for an investigation into FIFA president Gianni Infantino. They said in a statement on Wednesday that FIFA must clarify whether Infantino was involved in the decision to lift the suspension of US World Cup footballer Folarin Balogun and whether pressure from US President Donald Trump played a role.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is facing pressure from EU lawmakers following Donald Trump’s interference in Folarin Balogun’s suspension U-turn. It is the story that rocked the world over the weekend as the President of the United States of America intervened to ask FIFA to make Balogun eligible to face Belgium on Monday.

Dozens of European lawmakers are gathering support to launch an investigation in the European Parliament of FIFA boss Gianni Infantino over his involvement in the decision to permit U.S. striker Folarin Balogun to play despite an earlier red card.

Dozens of European lawmakers are gathering support to launch an investigation in the European Parliament of FIFA boss Gianni Infantino over his involvement in the decision to permit U.S. striker Folarin Balogun to play despite an earlier red card. Balogun was shown a red card during the U.S. victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina on July 1, which normally would make him ineligible to play in team's next game, but FIFA lifted his suspension for a match on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened with Infantino on behalf of the 25-year-old striker.