Trump Administration Called FIFA to Reverse Red Card Against U.S. Soccer Player

What was said

"Harold Lutnik and Rudy Giuliani's son Andrew Giuliani who works for the administration came up with a plan like how are we going to get this reversed? How are we going to get the big guy involved? He's going to make a phone call. They're pretty much owning it. It's not like the White House is denying that he made the call or got involved."

The Trump administration orchestrated a direct intervention with FIFA to reverse a red card issued to a U.S. men's national soccer team player during World Cup competition. According to reporting in the Wall Street Journal, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Andrew Giuliani devised a strategy for presidential involvement, with Trump subsequently making a call to FIFA officials. The red card was issued by referee Raphael Claus, who had previously been investigated in Brazil regarding match-fixing allegations, though he was found not guilty.