US President Donald Trump's phone call to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino is not the first time there has been political intervention at a World Cup Credit: WIN MCNAMEE / Getty Images via AFP

US President Donald Trump’s phone call to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to have the red card for the co-hosts star striker Folarin Balogun reviewed is the latest instance of political interference in the World Cup.

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