Fifa has retaliated against Uefa in their escalating dispute over the cancellation of USA forward Folarin Balogun’s suspension, accusing the European body of hypocrisy for condemning the ruling. In a statement credited to Mohammad al-Kamali, head of Fifa’s disciplinary panel, released before the USA’s last-16 defeat by Belgium, Fifa maintained that “reversing red cards is […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has stated that he personally urged football’s global governing body to reconsider the one-game suspension handed to American forward Folarin Balogun during the World Cup. Trump remarked that the organization reached the “correct conclusion” by lifting the sanction, noting that enforcing it would have cast a “major shadow” over the competition. Balogun, […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump urged Fifa to rescind the one-match suspension of the US forward Folarin Balogun, imposed after a red card in the team’s victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, paving the way for Sunday’s stunning revelation that he would be eligible for the co‑hosts’ round‑of‑16 meeting with Belgium in Seattle on Monday evening. Sources have informed […]
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