President Donald Trump confirmed that he has asked FIFA to review American forward Folarin Balogun’s one-match suspension from the World Cup. Trump says soccer’s world governing body “made the right decision” in lifting Balogun’s ban, adding it would have left a “huge stain” on the tournament if it had been implemented. Balogun, his country’s top
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was among those who demanded the decision be reviewed. When asked about the United States’ World Cup performance during a news conference, Rubio said, “It was great. They got screwed with that red card.” “There needs to be an appeals process for that. It’s probably too late for that.”