Why FIFA’s Balogun red card suspension after Trump call is so controversial

The United States’ World Cup campaign took an extraordinary turn on Sunday when FIFA seemingly broke with its own rules to allow star player Folarin Balogun to face Belgium in Monday’s last-16 clash despite receiving a red card in the round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday.

The global football body announced that it had suspended the red card — which had meant an automatic...