Balogun starts for U.S. against Belgium after suspension lifted following call by Trump to FIFA
Folarin Balogun is in the United States’ starting lineup for a World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium after his red-card suspension was lifted by FIFA in a decision that sparked an uproar across the sport.
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Folarin Balogun is in the United States’ starting lineup for a World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium after his red-card suspension was lifted by FIFA in a decision that sparked an uproar across the sport. Balogun’s red card was assessed for stepping on an opponent’s ankle last week during the Americans’ 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina triggered an automatic one-game suspension. Following a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s disciplinary committee suspended the discipline for a year on Sunday, prompting the European governing body UEFA to call the decision “unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable.”
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