White House Defends Trump's FIFA Lobbying to Lift Balogun's Red-Card Ban

Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House's World Cup taskforce, defended Donald Trump's lobbying of FIFA to lift Folarin Balogun's red-card suspension ahead of the US match against Belgium. Trump claimed Brazilian referee Raphael Claus, who sent Balogun off against Bosnia and Herzegovina, was "a little bit suspect." Claus was examined by Brazil's senate in 2024 over referee assignment practices but was not accused of wrongdoing.

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