Trump confirms he asked Fifa chief to review Folarin Balogun’s red card

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTrump brags about calling FIFA president to have World Cup red card reversedPresident Donald Trump has confirmed that he personally urged FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's World Cup red-card ban.Trump was asked at an Oval Office event Monday to detail his call with Infantino, where he said that it was unfair for Fifa to take out one of the U.S.' best players.“Yes I asked for a review from Fifa,” Trump said, adding that he “didn’t think it was a foul. “I saw the play, I understand sports really well and that wasn’t a foul,” Trump added. “That wasn’t even an infraction. That was two guys running full speed that happened to run into each other.” The decision to reverse Balogun’s ban has been met with outrage amid concerns over Trump’s involvement in the review.In fullTrump labels FIFA referee ‘very suspect’ as he reveals what he said about Balogun red card call to Infantino for Team USAMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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