Trump confirms he asked Infantino for review of Folarin Balogun red card
by Bryan Armen Graham and Matt Hughes from US news | The Guardian on (#76STM)
Trump says he asked Fifa to review red card
Infantino confirms Trump called over Balogun
US president insists he did not pressure Fifa
Donald Trump said on Monday that he personally asked Fifa president Gianni Infantino to review the red card shown to USA striker Folarin Balogun, saying he believed the dismissal was unfair but insisting he did not pressure football's governing body to overturn the suspension.
The intervention by the president of a World Cup host nation has thrust Fifa's disciplinary process into the spotlight and prompted an angry response from Belgium, who face the USA on Monday night for a place in the quarter-finals.
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