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Folarin Balogun: Ban reversal caused ‘a lot of outside noise, and that’s hard to avoid’

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United States striker Folarin Balogun revealed that he predicted President Donald Trump's involvement in overturning his World Cup suspension would "cause a lot of controversy." United States striker Folarin Balogun knew the decision by Fifa to suspend his one-game ban at the World Cup was going to bring "a lot of controversy" and said it brought "nerves" on his team-mates. US striker’s red card was suspended after Trump callsFifa president accused of breaching neutrality rulesThe United States striker Folarin Balogun has revealed he predicted Donald 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.

USA striker Folarin Balogun predicted President Trump's involvement in overturning his World Cup suspension would "cause a lot of controversy".

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