Republican senator Ted Cruz thanks Trump for ‘getting rid of that ridiculous red card’ in apparent reference to Folarin Balogun – live
President confirms he called Fifa to lobby against US striker's suspension; senator weighs into furor
Cruz just thanked Donald Trump for getting rid of that ridiculous red card" -apparently in reference to Folarin Balogun. The US strikerreceived a straight red card from referee Raphael Claus after a video review, but Fifa have now lifted Bolagun's one-match ban, making him now available to play for the USA in their match against Belgium on Monday.
As my colleagues covering the World Cup note, despite the move being considered excessively harsh, Fifa's disciplinary code does not permit appeals against straight red cards, with officials from the world governing body and US Soccer confirming after the game that the sanction could not be challenged.
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