Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House World Cup taskforce, has argued the United States had the right to question Folarin Balogun’s suspension because of the “highly suspicious” past of referee Raphael Claus and because of the amount of money invested into hosting the tournament.
Despite confirming Balogun’s suspension ahead of the USMNT’s round-of-16 clash with Belgium, FIFA surprisingly reversed the striker’s ban following intervention from the White House and President Donald Trump.
