Folarin Balogun made his first appearance of the season as Monaco continued their strong start in Ligue 1 with a 2-1 win over Lens on Friday to go clear at the top of the table. Paris Brunner, the young German striker, gave the principality club a first-half lead with his sixth goal in seven games […]
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DEADLINE DAY: Folarin Balogun’s $55 million deal ends in shambles
Things with Folarin Balogun often get complicated. The USMNT star’s on-again, off-again move from Monaco to Everton did not go through Tuesday night. And it created problems with deals involving Manchester United, Chelsea and Cruz Azul, far away in Mexico
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Folarin Balogun is set to join Everton
Balogun’s deal with Monaco could reach as much as £40 million ($54 million). He’ll be in Liverpool for a medical on Tuesday, Deadline Day across most of Europe. There was a lot of attention on Balogun following a World Cup when he was touched (none of his doing) in one of the biggest World Cup scandals ever. All that should not take way from the success he had last season with Monaco.
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What They’re Saying: Malik Tillman
“Personally, it didn’t affect me all that much. Balogun is an important player for us and for the team. Looking back, though, something like that shouldn’t happen. A red card is a red card and it should stand. I don’t know who exerted how much influence in the situation. But when there is a suspension following a red card, you shouldn’t go back afterward, reopen the discussion and change the decision.”
— U.S. midfielder Malik Tillman, reflecting on Folarin Balogun’s lifted red-card suspension at the 2026 World Cup in an interview with the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.
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What They’re Saying: JT Batson
U.S. Soccer CEO and secretary general JT Batson on federation’s handling of Folarin Balogun appeal.
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Balogun admits red card furore affected US World Cup team
Folarin Balogun admitted Tuesday that the suspension of his red card in the World Cup after President Donald Trump intervened put added pressure on the US team. Balogun said in an interview with CBS he was “definitely in shock” when he was sent off for treading on the foot of a Bosnia-Herzegovina defender in his […]
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Victorious Belgian footballers troll Trump with YMCA dance
It is Donald Trump’s signature dance, but triumphant Belgian footballers stole his “Y.M.C.A.” moves after he intervened before the match in which they knocked the United States out of the World Cup. The Belgian team copied Trump’s unmistakable swaying fist pumps as they celebrated their 4-1 thrashing of the co-hosts on Monday, dancing and singing […]
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Belgium poses ‘first real test’ for USA
A win on Monday over Belgium will send the USA into the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup. A July 10 quarterfinal in Los Angeles against the winner of Spain-Portugal would mark the first sixth game ever played by a U.S. team at a World Cup. In its best modern era World Cup performance, the […]
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The world responds to FIFA lifting Balogun suspension: ‘Scandolo’
The last time a player received a World Cup red card and wasn’t suspended for the next game was at the 1962 World Cup. Brazil’s Garrincha, after scoring twice in the semifinal against host Chile, was ejected for retaliating to numerous assaults. He was also hit in the head with a bottle as he exited. […]
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USMNT’s Folarin Balogun will be allowed to play against Belgium
USMNT players on the bus thought for a second the news was AI misinformation. Belgium coach Rudi Garcia: “I did not know the that July 5 was April Fools day.”