Folarin Balogun Scandal: Thomas Meunier on FIFA's Handling and Unexpected Support for Belgium
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Thomas Meunier has harshly criticized FIFA for the 2026 World Cup, calling it an event that represented the dark side of football. Thomas Meunier made rare statements for modern footballers. The experienced right-back, who now plays for Sunderland and has made a significant mark on European football, has harshly criticized FIFA for the 2026 World Cup. He particularly focused on the Balogun case with the clear intervention of the US Government, …
The World Cup in America will not remain in Thomas Meunier's memory in a positive light. The 35-year-old Sunderland defender, who played three matches for Belgium at the tournament, has nothing good to say about FIFA.
Thomas Meunier didn't taste much at this summer's World Cup in the United States. The incestuous relationship between FIFA and the American government has deeply disgusted him. A drift that more broadly illustrates all of today's football business.
Thomas Meunier has strongly criticized the recent World Cup in the United States. The Belgian Sunderland defender is particularly critical of the tournament's organization and states that, in his opinion, football was not the focus. He shared this in an interview with The Athletic.
Belgian international Thomas Meunier believes that there is much to be learned from the World Cup that took place in North America this summer and that football must always come first.
In an interview for The Athletic published this Saturday, September 12, Thomas Meunier claimed that the Balogun case, which took place during the World Cup, revealed "the dark side of traditional football." The American international saw its suspension lifted before facing Belgium, against the background of intervention by the White House.
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