EPISODE · Jul 8, 2026 · 40 MIN
He Could Have Just Taken the Win
from Your Neighbor on the Left Podcast · host Your Neighbor on the Left
The World Cup should have been an easy patriotic win: packed stadiums, global attention, American cities on display, and the U.S. team giving people something to cheer for. Instead, Donald Trump reportedly used his relationship with FIFA to push for a review of a red-card suspension, turning a clean national moment into another question about pressure, influence, and whether rules still apply when powerful people dislike the outcome. This episode looks at the Balogun controversy, FIFA’s credibility problem, the unfair position it put the U.S. players in, and what it reveals about Trump’s deeper instinct: he does not just want to win. He wants the referee to know who called. Visit the podcast website at https://www.neighborontheleft.com
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The World Cup handed Trump a clean patriotic win, and he still managed to make it suspicious. This episode looks at the Balogun red-card controversy, Trump’s relationship with FIFA, and what it says about a man who cannot leave the referee alone.
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