U.S. President Donald Trump said he personally asked FIFA president Gianni Infantino to review Folarin Balogun's suspension after the American striker received a red card in a World Cup game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"All I did was ask for a review. I didn't say, 'You have to do this,'" Trump said Monday.
Trump added that he "didn't think it was a foul" in reference to the play that resulted in Balogun's red card. Balogun was sent off in the second half of the United States' 2-0 win July 1. Trump called Infantino that night