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FIFA reportedly changing rules after Balogun red card call

Infantino has insisted for months he had no role in lifting Folarin Balogun's World Cup suspension, though a new report says his part was bigger; a rewrite is reportedly coming.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 7:20 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

From the show

Hot Take or Not“My take is hotter. Every rule should come with a receipt and a thirty-day return window, and I'm starting with the offside one.”Hank Ledger▶ Full · 0:47FIFA Rewrites Rule After Balogun Red Card Reversal DebateHot Take or Not · Oct 14

At a glance

First reported by Yahoo Sports: “FIFA reportedly changing its rules after Donald Trump scandal”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:20 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Fifa, Donald Trump, Aaron Donald.
BBN covered this story before: FIFA to change rules behind Balogun red card reversal (October 14).

The real story

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Yahoo SportsFIFA reportedly changing its rules after Donald Trump scandal
Yahoo SportsDonald Trump reportedly had more power than FIFA admitted: ‘One call and it was done’

What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorReportedly it is changing its rules so nobody can lift a red card like United States striker Folarin Balogun's at the World Cup again.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo a rule is being fixed. That sounds responsible to me.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorYou don't fix a rule that isn't broken.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorPresident Trump admitted he called FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and Infantino has insisted for months he had nothing to do with it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMaybe the red card was just a misunderstanding.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorA new report says Infantino's role was much bigger than he let on. The headline quote is one call and it was done.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOne call? I can't even get my cable company to pick up.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat's the point. Yahoo Sports says the rewrite is aimed at stopping exactly that.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWill the new rule ban phone calls?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorVera, the red card just got the only call that ever mattered.