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

Name: Former FIFA referee says lifting Balogun's red card suspension "goes against competition integrity"
Uploaded: 2026-07-06T18:34:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 12 s
Description: 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.

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.