{"id":880585,"date":"2026-09-02T10:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/880585\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:04:31","slug":"soccer-fans-all-make-the-same-donald-trump-joke-after-folarin-balogun-transfer-hitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/880585\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer fans all make the same Donald Trump joke after Folarin Balogun transfer hitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>USMNT star Folarin Balogun\u2019s failed transfer to Everton has fans buzzing with Donald Trump jokes.<\/p>\n<p>Folarin Balogun made headlines during the 2026 FIFA World Cup when US President Donald Trump played a role in overturning his red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to now, and Balogun once again finds himself in the middle of controversy as the AS Monaco forward was linked to a blockbuster move to Everton.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2286535089-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Folarin Balogun speaks onstage during The Shop Live panel at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center.\" class=\"wp-image-2613105\" \/>Photo by Roy Rochlin\/Getty Images for FanaticsSoccer fans mock Folarin Balogun with Donald Trump jokes<\/p>\n<p>The transfer was nearly complete before talks broke down over Balogun failing his medical with the English Premier League club.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Flo Balogun deal to Everton is off. The medical threw up an issue so Everton renegotiated the terms of the deal with Monaco and put in a deal sheet. But the player has subsequently had a change of heart and walked away<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JacobsBen\/status\/2094928909162762244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">September 1, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Soccer fans on X used this opportunity to take shots at Trump, who previously overturned Balogun\u2019s controversial red card during the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFolarin Balogun let Trump get to his head,\u201d a fan wrote. While another added, \u201cBalogun can still call Trump, and you know what happened the last time he called him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould\u2019ve called Trump for the Balogun transfer. He gets things done,\u201d a third fan mocked Everton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot even Trump could save Balogun and his fitness,\u201d a fourth fan stated. A fifth fan joked, \u201cHearing that Donald Trump has phoned up Everton\u2019s medical team to tell them Folarin Balogun is perfectly healthy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MORE PREMIER LEAGUE STORIES<\/p>\n<p>Officially, Balogun\u2019s move to Everton has failed as the forward will continue playing for AS Monaco, at least, until the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>As for jokes about Trump, it\u2019s unlikely that the US President can intervene this time around and convince Everton to rethink about their decision of not signing the USMNT star.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover USMNT star Folarin Balogun\u2019s failed transfer to Everton has fans buzzing with Donald&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":880586,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,1376,44357,157627,574,561,82],"class_list":["post-880585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-donald-trump","tag-everton","tag-folarin-balogun","tag-premier-league","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=880585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/880586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=880585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=880585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=880585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}