International Outrage After Trump Calls To Lift Ban On US Soccer Star… Who Is A Birthright Citizen!
Amy & T.J.
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🗓️ 6 July 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The biggest controversy so far in the World Cup has President Trump’s name all over it and the irony isn’t lost on anyone. After Trump put a call into the FIFA president to review a red card given to US star Folarin Balogun, FIFA reversed the decision allowing Balogun to play tonight against Belgium. It’s a move FIFA has not made since 1962 and it’s a for a player who is only considered an American, because of the very right President Trump has been trying to take away: birthright citizenship. Belgium officials have officially appealed FIFA’s reversal, but with just hours to go until the match, it seems likely Balogun will, in fact, be on the field tonight for the United States.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.1 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:07.1 | It is Monday, July 6th, and we have a major international controversy of brewing. |
| 0:14.8 | And it is all about the World Cup. |
| 0:17.9 | And yes, President Trump is smack dab in the middle of it. And with that, welcome to this |
| 0:23.1 | episode of Amy and T.J. Robs. This is something that benefits the United States on the field. |
| 0:29.6 | It hurts us probably with our reputation around the world. I cannot believe this story is happening |
| 0:37.2 | all over a soccer player. |
| 0:39.3 | Right. And the concern is, look, I'm already thinking, yes, of course, we want to win. |
| 0:45.0 | And if we go and move on past the round of 16, is anyone even going to give us credit for it now that we have a player on the field, one of our star |
| 0:56.2 | players, who was supposed to be off the field because he got a red card. We'll explain all of that |
| 1:01.7 | for people who don't quite understand what that means. I've had to catch up actually while |
| 1:05.5 | watching the World Cup. But will our win, if we win, even be considered legitimate? |
| 1:12.7 | There are so many layers to this. |
| 1:14.6 | This is an unbelievable story, robes that goes to the integrity of the most beloved tournament |
| 1:23.8 | of the most beloved sport in the world. We are actually talking about possible fairness |
| 1:30.5 | and political intervention. Folks, what we're talking about, Flo is the name. Flo Balligan, |
| 1:36.6 | if you haven't seen him play yet, he is a striker. He is a powerful, explosive, arguably most important player for the U.S. |
| 1:46.5 | Let's see if you haven't been watching. |
| 1:48.2 | That's not out of context. |
| 1:49.9 | So he's playing against Bosnia last week. |
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