EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026 · 4 MIN
What's going on with President Trump and THAT red card?
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It's fair to say the action on the pitch at the Football World Cup has been a rollercoaster of emotions. But it's what has happened off the pitch that seems to have got some fans' blood truly boiling. That's because it turns out US President Donald Trump called the FIFA president asking him to review a red card suspension for the USA's breakout star Folarin Balogun. The red card would have seen Balogun unable to play in the match happening right now against Belgium .. and yet .. there he is on the pitch. RNZ sports reporter Felicity Reid joins Emile to discuss. [picture id="4JLX7ZB_AFP__20260702__063_2284252185__v3__HighRes__UsaVBosniaAndHerzegovinaRoundOf32FifaWor_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"]
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It's fair to say the action on the pitch at the Football World Cup has been a rollercoaster of emotions. But it's what has happened off the pitch that seems to have got some fans' blood truly boiling. That's because it turns out US President Donald Trump called the FIFA president asking him to review a red card suspension for the USA's breakout star Folarin Balogun. The red card would have seen Balogun unable to play in the match happening right now against Belgium .. and yet .. there he is on the pitch. RNZ sports reporter Felicity Reid joins Emile to discuss. [picture id="4JLX7ZB_AFP__20260702__063_2284252185__v3__HighRes__UsaVBosniaAndHerzegovinaRoundOf32FifaWor_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"]
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