The Journal·3 min read·medium
Trump personally lobbied Fifa to overturn US player Balogun's World Cup suspension, reports claim
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Donald Trump confirmed he lobbied FIFA president Gianni Infantino to overturn a red card suspension for US player Folarin Balogun. FIFA subsequently placed the suspension on probation, allowing the player to compete in the next World Cup match.
DONALD TRUMP HAS confirmed that he phoned Fifa president Gianni Infantino to “ask for a review” of a red card awarded to one of the United States’s star players.
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