- Nov 19, 2019: Mohammed Bin Salman visits the White House. Guest for dinner include Christiano Ronaldo and Gianni Infantino. Ronaldo has been playing for Al Nassr in Riyadh. The chair of the wealth fund that owns Al Nassr is none other than MBS.
- Nov 26, 2025: Ronaldo's suspension is suspended by FIFA.
So I was wrong in claiming that the Balogun decision was double bad relative to Ronaldo's. It looks like the Ronaldo decision was concocted between MBS, Trump, and Infantino, and came from outside pressure. Turns out it's all double bad, top to bottom.