Trump says he asked FIFA chief to review red card foul

Trump admits to asking FIFA president for review of controversial red card against Balogun

President Donald Trump said Monday that he personally reached out to FIFA after U.S. striker Folarin Balogun was shown a red card that initially would have sidelined him for the Americans’ Round of 16 match, arguing Wednesday’s play against Bosnia and Herzegovina never warranted an ejection. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he []

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NOW - Trump confirms he spoke to FIFA President, asked for a review, calls the referee that gave the red card very suspect, and says the red card wasn't a foul, that wasn't even an infraction... he didn't do anything wrong... that's very unfair.@disclosetv

Trump says World Cup referee’s red card call was ‘horrible’ but insists he left outcome to FIFA

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday took credit for getting FIFA to review a red card issued against the United States’ star forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup but said he did not demand an outcome. “All I did was ask for a review,” Trump said when asked about it during an [] The post Trump says World Cup referee’s red card call was ‘horrible’ but insists he left outcome to FIFA appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Trump Inserts Himself Into World Cup Drama

Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has sparked international outrage after reports confirmed he intervened in the World Cup.It began after Team USA superstar Folarin Balogun was handed a red card in the second half of the July 1 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina after clashing with an opposing player’s foot. As a result, he was ejected from the game and given a one-game suspension. At the time, FIFA said that the referee’s call was final and could not be overturned or appealed. “I think the choice of the referee was, of course, his choice, but I don’t think it was the correct call. I think a yellow card would have been fair, just due to it not being intentional,” Balogun told reporters on Friday.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Trump confirms he asked Infantino for review of Folarin Balogun red card

Donald Trump said on Monday that he personally asked Fifa president Gianni Infantino to review the red card shown to United States striker Folarin Balogun, saying he believed the dismissal was unfair but insisting he did not pressure football’s governing body to overturn the suspension. “All I did was ask for a review because I didn’t think it was a foul,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Trump’s remarks were his first public acknowledgment that he had personally intervened after Balogun was sent off in the United States’ 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday in the last 32.