Donald Trump confesses to pressuring FIFA over red card | LBC callers react
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The US President has admitted to asking FIFA to revoke a ban on US striker Folarin Balogun as he hit out at the "suspect" referee who issued the red card. Balogun’s one-match suspension after picking up a red card was delayed after Trump placed a call to Fifa’s president Gianni Infantino. Tom Swarbrick and LBC callers react to the president’s intervention. 11:19 | Martin argues that Trump ‘had every right to intervene’ 15:30 | David warns that this scandal could break football 18:11 | Richard thinks Donald Trump and FIFA ‘are as corrupt as each other’ Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #tomswarbrick #donaldtrump #fifa #fifaworldcup #football #soccer #sports #president #whitehouse #unitedstates #news #politics #LBC #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup
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