Virtually every neutral expert agreed–Balogun did not deserve the red card. Most domestic football league authorities have the power to rescind unjust red cards, and most of them use it. There was no such standard practice with FIFA, however. Then Trump intervened, and the Europeans erupted.
Probably a large majority of Europeans don’t spend much time worrying about the defense budget or tariffs or digital services taxes. They do, however, care about football. Trump has consequently made himself even more unpopular in Europe than he was before, even with the far right parties.
Oh, and here’s the ultimate irony–Balogun was apparently born in Brooklyn to parents of Nigerian descent who lived in the UK and returned there shortly after the birth. In other words, MAGA would say that his parents were birth tourists and that he has no legitimate claims to American citizenship.