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UEFA has deed retired astatine FIFA, for suspending the reddish paper shown to US striker, Folarin Balogun.
Balogun was sent disconnected against Bosnia and Herzegovina and was acceptable to service a one-match ban.
But on Sunday, FIFA announced that helium would beryllium eligible to play against Belgium successful their last-32 clash.
This u-turn follows the intervention of US president, Donald Trump, who spoke with FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, implicit the phone.
UEFA, successful a connection connected Monday, said: “Yesterday’s determination to suspend for a probationary play of a twelvemonth the implementation of the one-match automatic suspension pursuing the reddish paper issued to the subordinate Folarin Balogun crossed a reddish line.
“Football, similar immoderate different sports, relies connected rules, which are the ground for fair, honorable and transparent competition. Sometimes rules are unfastened to interpretation. In this lawsuit not.
“A minimum automatic suspension of 1 lucifer foll...
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