Trump Confirms Call to FIFA President Over Red Card

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President Donald Trump confirmed he called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to request a review of the controversial red card shown to USMNT striker Folarin Balogun.Following this unprecedented political intervention, FIFA suspended Balogun's automatic one-match ban for a probationary year, clearing the star forward to play against Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-explained--6659607/support.Don’t miss our latest episodes! follow us to stay updates with fresh news everyday. Let’s keep the support our podcast to serve update news entire the world!

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