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World Cup Referee with Match-Fixing Investigation History Officiated U.S. Match
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Questions About REF Involved in USA Red Card?!
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"He previously was investigated by his home country due to a 2024 CPI parliamentary inquiry which summoned the 46-year-old as a witness regarding match fixing sage steel and sports betting. Multiple clubs, primarily Bodafogo, raised concerns over Klaus's decisions and alleged patterns of irregular cards in series A matches. Klaus was found not guilty of wrongdoing by the Brazilian Football Confederation and faced no charges."
FIFA assigned referee Raphael Claus to officiate the U.S. men's national team World Cup match despite his 2024 involvement in a Brazilian parliamentary inquiry investigating match-fixing and sports betting irregularities. Though Claus was cleared of wrongdoing, multiple clubs had raised concerns about patterns in his card decisions. The referee issued a red card that initially appeared unwarranted, only calling it after video review encouragement despite standing yards from the incident.
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