Trump didn’t know what a red card was before Balogun incident

President Trump says he did not know what a red card in soccer meant before one was handed to U.S. striker Folarin Balogun last week before later being retracted in a highly controversial move that has brought worldwide scrutiny to the North American FIFA World Cup.

“I asked for a review because I didn’t think it was a foul,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. “And you know, again, I’m good at this stuff.”

The president characterized Balogun’s foul as “two great athletes that crashed into each other and got entangled.”

“I think the referee’s call was horrible, and nobody talks about that. They talk about the red card like it’s fine,” he continued. “Red card, I didn’t........

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