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

US striker’s red card was suspended after Trump calls Fifa president accused of breaching neutrality rules The 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…
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