🚨 Liverpool is the only English club, and one of only six clubs overall, who have the right to wear the official UEFA Champions League Badge of Honour on their sleeve.
To earn the right, clubs have to have won the European Cup or Champions League at least 5 times.
Or who have won the title 3 years in a row.
The only clubs in history who have qualified for this honour are:
Real Madrid (15 titles)
AC Milan (7 titles)
Bayern Munich (6 titles)
Liverpool (6 titles)
Barcelona (5 titles)
Ajax (4 titles including 3 in a row)
Via, @TransferSector
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0 - Since the introduction of yellow and red cards at the 1970 edition, no player has ever received a red card and gone on to play in his team's next match at the FIFA World Cup.
Unprecedented.
🚨⚠️ OFFICIAL: Belgian Federation statement on Folarin Balogun red card case, saying they are “astonished”.
“The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is astonished by FIFA's decision to declare suspended United States player Folarin Balogun eligible to play in the USA–Belgium match on Monday, 6 July at 5:00 p.m. (Seattle time).
FIFA bases its decision on Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
This provision states that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may decide to suspend the enforcement of a previously imposed disciplinary sanction.
However, Article 66.4 of the same FIFA Disciplinary Code clearly provides that a red card (sending-off) automatically results in a suspension for the team's next match, as has been the case for all previous red cards issued during this FIFA World Cup.
Furthermore, and irrespective of the above, the decision is in direct contradiction with the provisions of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Competition Regulations, as set out in Article 10.5:
"If a player or team official is sent off as a result of a direct or indirect red card (second caution), they will automatically be suspended from their team's subsequent match. In addition, further sanctions may be imposed.”
The automatic nature of such a suspension was also explicitly reaffirmed in FIFA World Cup 2026 Circular No. 16, which was distributed to all participating member associations on 12 May 2026.
The same rule is reiterated at every FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Coordination Meeting prior to each match and is included in all FIFA World Cup 2026 workshop presentations.
❗️In order to safeguard the legitimate rights of all participating teams and to protect the fundamental principles of fair play in our sport, both at this FIFA World Cup and at future editions of the tournament, the RBFA is investigating all potential options.”
🚨 Exclusive: The White House made a direct call to FIFA to ask Gianni Infantino to review Folarin Balogun’s red card.
FIFA approached for comment and referred to the findings of its independent committee.
FIFA sources insist White House influence could not affect the decision due to the powers contained in Article 27 and the independent nature of the disciplinary panel.
Donald Trump remercie la FIFA d'avoir annulé le carton rouge (et donc la suspension d'un match minimum) à Folarin Balogun
Il n'y avait pourtant aucune possibilité pour les Etats-Unis de faire appel mais pas de souci : réuni en urgence, le comité disciplinaire de la FIFA a trouvé la parade en expliquant que la sanction était désormais suspendue pour une période probatoire d'un an en s'appuyant sur un point de règlement (article 27) qui permet, effectivement, à ce comité de suspendre des décisions
En toute indépendance, bien évidemment...