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Donald Trump made headlines Monday after revealing he personally called FIFA president Gianni Infantino to request a review of the red card shown to USMNT striker Folarin Balogun during the match against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Trump called the call "horrible," and now the footballing world is watching to see whether that conversation carries any weight ahead of the United States' Round of Sixteen clash with Belgium.
Staying in the transfer market, the Warriors are on the clock. Restricted free agent Quinten Post has signed an offer sheet with the Memphis Grizzlies, a three-year deal worth thirty million dollars. Golden State has until eleven fifty-nine Eastern time Tuesday night to match that offer or watch their third-year center walk out the door and into Memphis.
And over at Wimbledon, Jasmine Paolini punched her ticket to the quarter-finals with a hard-fought win over Alexandra Eala, ending the Filipino teenager's remarkable run. Eala had already made history by becoming the first player from the Philippines to reach the fourth round of a major in the Open era, knocking out defending champion Iga Swiatek along the way. What a tournament she had.
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