Folarin Balogun's World Cup Heroics Clash with Trump's Birthright Ban

Folarin Balogun announced himself on the world stage with a stunning brace in the USMNT's group stage opener against Wales. The striker, who had a breakout season with Arsenal before a loan spell at Reims, showed clinical finishing that could be vital in the knockout rounds. However, his very presence in the squad is politically charged: President Donald Trump's proposal to end birthright citizenship would have made Balogun—born in New York City to Nigerian parents—ineligible to represent the Un...