Exclusive | Gianni Infantino fixed US World Cup star Folarin Balogun’s red card after Trump call: FIFA sources
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We propose to you one thing: from this moment no disqualification can be suspended. In a nutshell this is the proposal that Fifa made to the members of the Council on the night of October 13, 30 hours from the meeting. Translated: "We have removed the disqualification in Balogun because there was no clarity in the regulations." It has of the incredible the last found [...] L'articolo The umpteenth crazy idea of the Fifa: changing the rules to ju…
Exclusive | Gianni Infantino fixed US World Cup star Folarin Balogun’s red card after Trump call: FIFA sources
Leaked internal documents show FIFA rushing an emergency rule change after President Gianni Infantino directly intervened to overturn a World Cup red card for US star Folarin Balogun following a call from Donald Trump.
FIFA will argue this Thursday at its Council meeting that the disciplinary rules were not clear in the case of US player Falorin Balogun, following his decision to suspend the red card he received at the World Cup after a call from US President Donald Trump. FIFA will argue this motive to defend his performance, in the face of the controversy generated by his decision to suspend the sanction of Balogun, which allowed him to play against Belgium …
FIFA's leadership is preparing a regulatory amendment that, in practice, aims to retroactively legitimize the scandalous decision during the 2026 World Cup not to impose a penalty on US striker Folarin Balogun.
FIFA is planning to change the disciplinary regulations in order not to repeat the case of Folarin Balogun, but this proposal is also causing a new conflict and controversy, writes the British The Telegraph.
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