Washington, July 6, (dpa/GNA) – US President Donald Trump, has confirmed he asked FIFA to look again at a suspension for US World Cup player Folarin Balogun, telling reporters, “I asked for a review because I didn’t think it was a foul.”
The World Cup has been rocked by allegations of political meddling, and FIFA president Gianni Infantino, has come under heavy pressure from across the game, for allowing Balogun to play in the last-16 game against Belgium later on Monday.
He received a red card in the last-32 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovinia. Most pundits felt the decision was harsh, but his one-game ban has been suspended by FIFA in almost unprecedented way.
Trump added to other reporters, “I’ve never seen anything like it. That wasn’t a foul. That wasnāt even an infraction. All I did was ask for a review. I didn’t say, you have to do this.”
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