FIFA is being criticized over its decision to lift the red card suspension for leading U.S. Men's National Team scorer Folarin Balogun, allowing him to play against Belgium on Monday.
The Union of European Football ******* ociations, Europe's soccer governing body, said FIFA "crossed a red line," and expressed its "disbelief" at a decision it called "unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable."
"When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined," the governing body said in a statement. "[Soccer] is the most loved sport in the world because it is a beautiful game and is trusted because it is played everywhere with the same laws."
Sources familiar with the matter had told CBS News that Balogun's reinstatement came after President Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Thursday and spoke about the suspension, which would have kept the 25-year-old striker from playing in the round of 16 World Cup match.
Mr. Trump on Monday said he asked for a review by FIFA "because I didn't think it was a foul."