Folarin Balogun: Ban reversal caused ‘a lot of outside noise, and that’s hard to avoid’
US striker’s red card was suspended after Trump callsFifa president accused of breaching neutrality rulesThe United States striker Folarin Balogun has revealed he predicted Donald Trump’s involvement in overturning his World Cup suspension would “cause a lot of controversy”.The Monaco forward was sent off with a red card in the United States’ round-of-32 meeting with Bosnia and Herzegovina, but Fifa’s disciplinary committee then suspended the one-match ban for a year, allowing Balogun to participate in the Americans’ last-16 loss to Belgium. Continue reading...
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