Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the U.S. men’s national soccer team (USMNT) “got screwed” at the FIFA World Cup when a red card was given to striker Folarin Balogun.
“It was great,” Rubio said when asked about the U.S. soccer team’s win the night before. “They got screwed with that red card. There needs to be an appeal process for that.”
The secretary was referring to a controversial call made during a U.S. vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina match in Santa Clara, Calif., on Wednesday. Balogun, a striker, received a red card for foul play after stepping on the ankle of Bosnian defender Tarik Muharemović…