Infantino reveals what he told Trump about Balogun

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he discussed Folarin Balogun with Donald Trump and explained to the U.S. president that a decision on the matter would be made by FIFA’s independent judicial bodies.

“During the conversation, I explained that there was an ongoing legal process involving FIFA’s independent judicial bodies and that the matter would be decided in due course by the competent bodies,” Infantino said in a statement on X on Monday.

“That is how the FIFA system works, and it is a principle I will always uphold.”