Report: FIFA to amend rule that led to Folarin Balogun red-card overturn
FIFA will review disciplinary and governance rules after the reversal drew outcry and questions about political influence.
- 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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FIFA set to rewrite World Cup disciplinary rules following Folarin Balogun red card controversy
FIFA are set to rewrite the World Cup disciplinary rules following Folarin Balogun's red card controversy.The governing body plans to make the change to avoid another scandal, despite FIFA President Gianni Infantino insisting he did nothing wrong.Football bosses are meeting in Zurich, where they will alter the rules, and Infantino will also propose doubling the money he gives to every national association to support his re-election bid.The Fifa …
According to a media report, FIFA wants to prevent a repetition of the controversy surrounding the U.S. striker Folarin Balogun at the World Cup by changing its disciplinary code.
Four Fifa insiders burden Gianni Infantino in the Balogun case. They describe Trump's influence on the cancelled red barrier – now the Fifa is supposed to react.
The World Cup is still in effect. The lifting of US striker Folarin Balogun's ban on playing after a call from Donald Trump had discredited FIFA. Now, a rule change is to be made.
FIFA is proposing to change its disciplinary code to prevent a repeat of the Folarin Balogun scandal, but the move has already sparked fresh controversy, with critics saying the change is designed to shield FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino from liability. Under the new proposal, FIFA will no longer have the power to extend automatic one-match bans for players who receive a straight red card. The proposal was submitted to FIFA Council memb…
Folarin Balogun was allowed to play in the World Cup eight-finals despite a red card. The case still strikes waves. According to a report, FIFA wants to handle automatic locking differently in the future.
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