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Folarin Balogun red card: did Fifa cross a red line?

Football governing body suspended US striker’s one-match ban after phone call from Donald Trump, only for host team to crash out of World Cup

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What happened Football governing body suspended US striker’s one-match ban after phone call from Donald Trump, only for host team to crash out of World Cup.
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The WeekNews report · Jul 8, 11:18 AM

Folarin Balogun red card: did Fifa cross a red line?

Football governing body suspended US striker’s one-match ban after phone call from Donald Trump, only for host team to crash out of World Cup

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