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FIFA under fire for World Cup red card retraction
A striker for the US team was set to miss the next match after being handed a red card, but his suspension has been overturned. Reports that President Donald Trump personally intervened with FIFA have prompted outrage.
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FIFA rejects Belgium challenge over Balogun eligibility, Trump calls red card U-turn ‘brilliant’
WASHINGTON, July 6 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended world soccer’s disciplinary process on Monday amid an international wave of criticism after U.S. President Donald Trump praised FIFA’s decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red-card ban, and as the controversy spilled over into politics.
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FIFA rejects Belgium challenge over US striker Balogun’s eligibility for World Cup clash
MIAMI, July 6 : FIFA dismissed Belgium’s challenge to United States striker Folarin Balogun’s eligibility for Monday’s World Cup last-16 showdown as ‘inadmissible’, leaving the European side to approach the U.S. Soccer Federation to contest his inclusion.FIFA suspended Balogun’s red-card ban and cleared him t
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Balogun red card storm could be ‘fatal misstep’ for FIFA’s Infantino, says rights group
July 6 : Human rights group FairSquare says U.S. President Donald Trump’s intervention over Folarin Balogun’s red-card ban should be investigated as a breach of FIFA’s rules on political neutrality and could mark the beginning of the end of Gianni Infantino’s presidency.Trump confirmed on Monday that he had c
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FIFA defends Balogun decision, Trump calls red card U-turn ‘brilliant’
WASHINGTON, July 6 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended world soccer’s disciplinary process on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump praised FIFA’s decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red-card ban, while Belgium challenged the striker’s eligibility and criticism spread across football
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Trump calls Balogun red card U-turn a ‘brilliant decision’, UEFA says FIFA ‘crossed a red line’
(Adds PIX and TV to media identifier)WASHINGTON, July 6 : President Donald Trump on Monday said FIFA’s move to suspend U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s red-card ban at the World Cup was a “brilliant decision” after he personally contacted global soccer boss Gianni Infantino on the matter, but European soccer b
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Donald Trump confirms he asked Fifa to review Folarin Balogun red-card ban
President Donald Trump confirms he asked Fifa to review United States striker Folarin Balogun’s one-match suspension at the World Cup.
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UEFA says FIFA ‘crossed a red line’ with Balogun red card U-turn, Belgium to challenge his eligibility
July 6 : European soccer body UEFA lashed out on Monday at FIFA’s decision to suspend U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red-card ban, saying it had “crossed a red line” after President Donald Trump personally intervened in the case.FIFA’s decision has led to widespread criticism and put its disciplinar
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Belgium challenging Balogun’s eligibility for World Cup clash v USA
MIAMI, July 6 : Belgium are challenging the eligibility of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun for their last-16 World Cup clash on Monday after the Royal Belgian Football Association said FIFA treated their letter seeking a copy of the decision as an inadmissible appeal.FIFA suspended Balogun’s red-card ban and cle
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World Cup 2026: Balogun decision leaves red card system in disarray
The decision to effectively overturn the red card shown to United States forward Folarin Balogun leaves many unanswered questions.
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