Sir Keir Starmer’s intervention on the Mexico v England kick-off time was “far more egregious” than United States President Donald Trump lobbying FIFA over Folarin Balogun’s red card, the White House’s top World Cup executive has said.
The Prime Minister is understood to have supported representations from the Football Association aimed at preventing FIFA from bringing forward the kick-off time of the match in Mexico City from 6pm to 12pm, a move which would have cut short England’s preparations for the last-16 match at high altitude.
