President Donald Trump's FIFA intervention over World Cup suspension was bound to 'cause a lot of controversy', says USA striker Folarin Balogun

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USA striker Folarin Balogun predicted President Trump's involvement in overturning his World Cup suspension would "cause a lot of controversy". The Monaco forward was sent off with a red card in the United States' round-of-32 meeting with Bosnia and Herzegovina, but FIFA's disciplinary committee then suspended the one-match ban for a year, allowing Balogun to participate in the Americans' last-16 loss to Belgium. Balogun found himself the lightning rod in a storm of debate as a result, and on Tu