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President Donald Trump said he asked FIFA to review the red card given to Folarin Balogun, calling the referee decision horrible ahead of the Belgium World Cup match.
President Donald Trump confirmed Monday he asked FIFA boss Gianni Infantino to review the "horrible" decision to hand a red card to star US striker Folarin Balogun, but said he did not request it be overturned."I asked for a review because I didn't think it was a foul," Trump told reporters at the White House.
President Donald Trump confirms he asked Fifa to review United States striker Folarin Balogun's one-match suspension at the World Cup.
President Donald Trump confirmed that he asked FIFA to review U.S. soccer player Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension before the organization reversed its decision, allowing the star striker to participate in Monday night’s match.
Donald Trump said on Monday that he personally asked Fifa president Gianni Infantino to review the red card shown to United States striker Folarin Balogun, saying he believed the dismissal was unfair but insisting he did not pressure football’s governing body to overturn the suspension. “All I did was ask for a review because I didn’t think it was a foul,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Trump’s remarks were his first public acknowledgment that he had personally intervened after Balogun was sent off in the United States’ 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last 32.
President Donald Trump confirms he asked Fifa to review United States striker Folarin Balogun's one-match suspension at the World Cup.
