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FIFA backs referee after Trump criticism

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MIAMI, July 6 : FIFA threw its full support behind Brazilian referee Raphael Claus after U.S.

President Donald Trump questioned his integrity on Monday following the red card shown to United States striker Folarin Balogun that sparked a controversy at the World Cup.

Balogun was sent off by Claus after a VAR check in the last-32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina for planting his boot into the ankle of Tarik Muharemovic.

Trump said he had asked for the decision to be reviewed, describing Claus as "a little bit suspect if you check his past" without elaborating.

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