U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday, July 6, that he did ask FIFA to review the one-match suspension for USA forward Folarin Balogun. Trump says football’s governing body made ‘the right decision’ to suspend Balogun’s ban.
But that decision prompted a global furor. As CGTN’s Dan Williams now reports.
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