Folarin Balogun has been named in the United States starting line-up for Monday's FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium in Seattle, after FIFA's Appeal Committee ruled Belgium's challenge to the lifting of his one-match ban inadmissible.
US President Donald Trump confirmed he personally asked FIFA to review the red card Balogun received in the group stage, while FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the organisation's judicial bodies remain independent.
UEFA has condemned the decision, calling it unprecedented and questioning FIFA's integrity.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington.
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Kate Fisher, our reporter in Washington, says the affair has raised broader questions about whether countries with greater political clout will receive preferential treatment from sporting bodies.
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