Former FIFA referee says lifting Balogun's red card suspension "goes against competition integrity"

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President Trump's intervention in the U.S. team's red card controversy has renewed concerns about politics bleeding into sports, but this isn't the first time government officials have been accused of trying to influence a match's outcome. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser explains. Then, former FIFA referee Christina Unkel joins with analysis. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the internet and is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. It is available on more than 30 platforms across mobile, desktop and connected TVs for free, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+ and live in 91 countries. Subscribe to the CBS News YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/cbsnews Watch CBS News: https://cbsnews.com/live/ Download the CBS News app

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