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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump defended his decision to call FIFA President Gianni Infantino to urge a review of the red card issued to U.S. Men's National Soccer Team forward Folarin Balogun in the World Cup, calling the penalty "unfair" and horrible."
"All I did, I asked for a review because I didn’t think it was a foul," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on July 6.
"I saw the play, and I'm a person who loves sports and was a good athlete," Trump said. "That wasn't a foul. That wasn't even an infraction."
More: Trump lobbied FIFA president to review US star's World Cup suspension
Trump's intervention has drawn criticism from Belgium ahead of the U.S. round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday night.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'That wasn't a foul': Trump defends pushing FIFA president to review red card
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"All I did, I asked for a review because I didn’t think it was a foul," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on July 6.
"I saw the play, and I'm a person who loves sports and was a good athlete," Trump said. "That wasn't a foul. That wasn't even an infraction."
More: Trump lobbied FIFA president to review US star's World Cup suspension
Trump's intervention has drawn criticism from Belgium ahead of the U.S. round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday night.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'That wasn't a foul': Trump defends pushing FIFA president to review red card
Continue reading...
