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FIFA defends Balogun red card referee after Trump calls him ‘a bit suspect’
Raphael Claus is 'one of the world's leading professional referees', FIFA says, following Trump's comments.
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Raphael Claus is ‘one of the world’s leading professional referees’, FIFA says, following Trump’s comments.
FIFA has thrown its full support behind Brazilian referee Raphael Claus after United States President Donald Trump questioned his integrity following the red card shown to United States striker Folarin Balogun, which sparked a controversy at the World Cup.
Balogun was sent off by Claus after a VAR check in the last-32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina for planting his boot into the ankle of Tarik Muharemovic.
Trump said on Monday that he had asked for the decision to be reviewed, describing Claus as “a little bit suspect if you check his past”, without elaborating.
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