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Balogun’s Redemption & FIFA’s Call | Durham News
Folarin Balogun, the U.S. striker, was cleared to play in the high-stakes World Cup clash against Belgium after FIFA suspended his one-year red card suspension — a move UEFA called “unprecedented” and “unjustifiable.” Belgium appealed, but FIFA’s appeals committee denied them the right to reinstate the ban, sparking furious Belgian fan chants of “FIFA Mafia.” Though President Trump reportedly called FIFA president Gianni Infantino before the ruling, Infantino insists he had no influence on the disciplinary decision — and the U.S. Soccer Federation absorbed the $40,000 fine. Balogun, already a…
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