FIFA set for rule change after Balogun red card row at the World Cup: reports
The proposed amendment would bar disciplinary panels from отменing automatic one-match red-card bans after the Balogun controversy drew criticism from federations.
- Following a phone call from President Donald Trump, FIFA President Gianni Infantino faced scrutiny after the governing body suspended an automatic one-match ban for United States forward Folarin Balogun, sparking a dispute over political interference.
- FIFA Council members, including Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt, are pressing Infantino for details regarding his abandoned Fifa Forward Enterprise proposal, which previously triggered calls for his resignation from continental confederation presidents.
- Reports surfaced this week that Infantino received an undisclosed £1.3m payment in 2024 from an American Fifa World Cup subsidiary, while the Council may also question FIFA's $4 million lease for office space in New York's Trump Tower.
- At Thursday's meeting in Zurich, administrators will propose distributing $6.35 billion to member nations, with Uefa and Concacaf presidents Aleksander Ceferin and Victor Montagliani stating member bodies "should not have to choose between development and good governance."
- Despite mounting scrutiny, Infantino remains intent on standing for a fourth term at next year's Fifa Congress, having recently secured unanimous backing from the Confederation of African Football and strong support across South America, Oceania, and Asia.
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Trump's intervention in Folarin Balogun red card prompts FIFA to revisit suspension rules: reports
Folarin Balogun's controversial USMNT red card suspension remains a flashpoint as FIFA prepares to amend its rules. Donald Trump admitted to calling Gianni Infantino for a review.
Trump's intervention in Folarin Balogun red card prompts FIFA to revisit suspension rules: reports - NEW YORK TIMES POST
Will Cain: President Trump pulled a Trump card on a red card Will Cain enthusiastically discusses FIFA’s decision to overturn U.S. soccer star Folarin Balogun’s red card, allowing him to play. This decision, upheld after rejecting Belgium’s appeal, sparks outrage from the Royal Belgian Football Association. Cain frames the match as the U.S. versus “the [...]
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bndestem.nlFIFA plans to amend the disciplinary regulations to prevent a repeat of the controversy following the revocation of Folarin Balogun's red card during the World Cup.
The WM-Posse around the withdrawn red card of Folarin Balogun is working after. According to a report, the Fifa wants to handle automatic locks from now on differently.
Fifa must change its rules to prevent the controversy involving Folarin Balogun in the 2026 World Cup. According to The Sun newspaper, the change determines that the expelled players will have automatic suspension in the following game, except when the red card is wrong. The revision of the rule takes place after the decision to allow the United States attacker to dispute the confrontation with Belgium in the 8th round of the 2026 World Cup, des…
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