President Donald Trump has called the World Cup referee who sent off U.S. striker Folarin Balogun in last week’s match against Bosnia-Herzegovina “very suspect” as the uproar over the player’s suspended red card continues.
Speaking at the White House Monday morning ahead of the U.S.’s last 16 clash with Belgium, the president said of Balogun’s dismissal: “I saw the play, and I’m a person that loves sports… That wasn’t a foul. That wasn’t even an infraction.
“This referee, who is a little bit suspect if you check his past. He made a call that nobody could believe. He’s our best player, or one of our best players. And he gave him a red card. I didn’t know what that meant… yes, I asked for a review by FIFA.”
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