Fifa backs referee called ‘suspect’ by Trump after Folarin Balogun ban wiped

Fifa have backed the referee branded as “suspect” by Donald Trump after the US president intervened to get Folarin Balogun’s red card suspended.Balogun was shown a straight red card by referee Raphael Claus during the United States’ last-32 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina for a challenge on Tarik Muharemovic in which he appeared to scrape his studs down the calf of the defender before landing on, and twisting, his ankle.However, Fifa made the surprising and highly con