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United States president, Donald Trump, has claimed that referee Raphael Claus’ past is “suspect”.
Claus is the referee who showed a reddish paper to American striker, Folarin Balogun, during a last-32 clash against Bosnia astatine the 2026 World Cup.
FIFA connected Sunday overturned the one-game prohibition that came with the sending off.
This means Balogun volition beryllium disposable to Mauricio Pochettino for their last-16 crippled against Belgium.
Trump, speaking successful the White House, has confirmed helium asked FIFA to reappraisal the incident.
He said: “I saw the play, and I’m a idiosyncratic that loves sports … that wasn’t a foul.
“That wasn’t adjacent an infraction. This referee, who is simply a small spot fishy if you cheque his past.
“He made a telephone that cipher could believe. He’s our champion player, oregon 1 of our champion players. And helium gave him a reddish card. I didn’t cognize what that meant.
“Yes, I asked for a reappraisal by FIFA.”
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