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‘If you win, it’s a stain’: Americans react to FIFA-Balogun controversy

USA supporters divided on Trump’s intervention and FIFA’s decision to suspend striker’s ban in Belgium World Cup match.

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‘If you win, it’s a stain’: Americans react to FIFA-Balogun controversy

USA supporters divided on Trump’s intervention and FIFA’s decision to suspend striker’s ban in Belgium World Cup match.

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