FIFA have ‘crossed a red line’ in Balogun reprieve: UEFA

FIFA “crossed a red line” with the controversial decision to suspend US star Folarin Balogun’s one game ban for a year, European football’s governing body UEFA said on Monday.

FIFA’s ruling, which came after the intervention of Donald Trump, permits Balogun to play in the co-hosts last 16 match with Belgium later on Monday.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in the stands. Reuters

“Yesterday’s decision to suspend for a probationary period of a year the implementation of the one-match automatic suspension following the red card issued to the player Folarin Balogun crossed a red line,” read UEFA’s statement.

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