President Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to discuss the red card given to Team USA’s Folarin Balogun during Wednesday night’s game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, an person familiar with the conversation told The Hill. Trump later cheered the reversal, calling it an “injustice.”
FIFA said its independent panel overturned the red card suspension for Monday’s game.
He was on the wrong side of the player to realistically challenge the ball without getting recklessly physical.
Balogun chose to recklessly challenge for the ball and, accident or not, he could have ended another players career.
Instant red card.