President Donald Trump has called the FIFA World Cup referee who sent off U.S. striker Folarin Balogun in last week’s match against Bosnia-Herzegovina “very suspect” as the controversy over the American’s red card grows.
Speaking at the White House Monday ahead of the U.S.’s last-16 clash with Belgium, where Balogun will now be allowed to play after his one-match ban was effectively lifted, the president said: “I saw the play, and I’m a person that loves sports... That wasn’t a foul.