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marmar

(80,493 posts) Tue Jul 7, 2026, 09:19 AM 4 hrs ago

Pod Save America: Trump's FIFA Intervention Sparks World Cup Chaos

Jul 7, 2026 Pod Save America

After FIFA unexpectedly overturns the red card handed to U.S. star Folarin Balogun, Donald Trump confirms that he personally called FIFA's president and asked him to "review" the penalty. Tommy and Lovett react to Trump's meddling and discuss how it mirrors his relationship with European powers as the president heads to Turkey for a NATO summit. Then, they check in on Democrats' attempts to take back the Senate — discussing terrible new allegations against Graham Platner and Mallory McMorrow's decision to drop out of the Michigan Senate race — before turning to the contrasting ways Zohran Mamdani and Trump supporters celebrated America's 250th in New York and Washington, DC.

CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:42 - Trump's World Cup antics
9:39 - NATO summit
19:08 - Ad break
21:33 - New allegations against Graham Platner
30:07 - Ad break
32:35 - Mallory McMorrow drops out
37:10 - Re-alignment on Israel within Dem party
47:01 - Ad break
49:25 - Mitch McConnell
56:04 - Mamdani speech

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Belgian national team mocks U.S., Trump after World Cup win LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #1

LetMyPeopleVote

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1. Belgian national team mocks U.S., Trump after World Cup win

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Tue Jul 7, 2026, 10:47 AM

3 hrs ago

An X post from the Belgian side reading “overturn this” circulated Monday night.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/07/07/belgian-national-team-mocks-us-trump-after-world-cup-win/

First came the beatdown. Then came the mocking.

After Belgium throttled the United States 4-1 in the World Cup Round of 16 on Monday night, the Belgians had even more fun at the Americans’ expense, mostly zeroing in on the saga of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun.

His one-game suspension for the red card he received in the Round of 32 was lifted by FIFA on Sunday, after President Donald Trump requested a review from the governing body. The soccer world, and especially Belgium, responded with fury, accusing FIFA of placating Trump.

Thus, after the win, the Belgian national team’s X account posted a photo of the team’s fourth goal marked with the message “Overturn this.” Similarly, after that goal, many of Belgium’s players did the “Trump dance,” swaying their hips and rocking their hands back and forth.

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“A lot has happened off the pitch over the last two days,” Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin said after the game. “There was a sense of injustice within the squad, and we were determined to respond on the field.”

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