Former US Men’s goalkeeper and English premier league veteran Brad Friedel has called the decision to suspend US striker Folarin Balogun’s match-ban ‘wrong’, adding that it opens up a ‘can of worms’ for other government interventions.
Folarin Balogun had a red card match-ban overturned following intervention by President Donald Trump, who says he called Fifa President Gianni Infantino about the decision.
Despite this, the US lost 1-4 against Belgium, but Friedel said it was ‘a shame’ that the controversy took over the buildup to the game.
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