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Trump confirms he asked Fifa to review Balogun ban

  President Donald Trump has confirmed he asked Fifa to review United States striker Folarin Balogun's one-match suspension at the World Cup. Balogun, 25, was set to miss his side's last-16 tie against Belgium after being shown a straight red card for a foul on Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic in the previous round. But Fifa made the shock decision to suspend the automatic one-match ban for 12 months, leading to widespread criticism, including from Uefa, Belgium and England boss Thomas Tuchel. Fifa's decision frees US forward Balogun, who has scored three goals at this summer's tournament, to be selected for the match in Seattle, which kicks off at 17:00 local time (01:00 BST on Tuesday). The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) says it is "astonished" by the move and has told the United States Soccer Federation it "contests the eligibility" of Balogun playing in the tie after its appeal against the decision was dismissed. Trump sa...

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