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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jamie Gardner

White House says Keir Starmer’s England intervention ‘more egregious’ than Donald Trump’s Balogun red card call

Sir Keir Starmer’s intervention regarding the Mexico v England kick-off time has been labelled "far more egregious" than President Donald Trump’s lobbying of FIFA over a red card incident, according to a senior White House official.

Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House’s World Cup Task Force, made the comparison, stating that the Prime Minister’s actions were more significant.

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