Donald Trump Confirms He Asked FIFA To Review Balogun Red Card
7 July - 18 mins
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The Last Word with Matt Cooper
On Monday, US President Donald Trump confirmed that he asked FIFA to review US player Folarin Balogun’s one-game suspension after he was sent off against Bosnia-Herzegovina at the World Cup.
Balogun was due to miss his country’s last-16 tie against Belgium before FIFA suspended the ban for 12 months, thus clearing the path for him to start for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.
Dion Fanning, co-host of the Free State podcast, and Off The Ball’s Will O’Callaghan discuss whether the federation’s reputation can ever recover after the move.
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