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

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.

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