Sources: President Trump, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, and White House task force head Andrew Giuliani put together a team of elite lawyers โ from outside the government โ to challenge the Flo Balogun red card. Specifically they challenged the use of slow motion instant replay to give the red card, which they argued violated FIFA rules. The president also conveyed to Gianni Infantino, FIFAโs president, that the appeal had been filed and he believed the red card penalty was excessive. FIFAโs independent committee reviewed the decision and agreed the penalty was incorrectly given, rescinding it under their rule 27 authority.
๐จ FIFA confirm Folarin Balogunโs suspension is suspended for one year and he is eligible to play under Article 27.
๐ฃ๏ธ โIn line with article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, the implementation of the match suspension is suspended for a probationary period of one year.
โIf Folarin Balogun commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period, the suspension shall be revoked and the sanction enforced without prejudice to any additional sanction imposed for the new infringement.โ
BREAKING: FIFA has cleared the way for U.S. star Folarin Balogun to play in the USA's round of 16 match vs Belgium on Monday, confirmed by FOX Sports' @ByDougMcIntyre and @MelissaMOrtiz
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Folarin Balogun will be AVAILABLE for USMNT's round of 16 match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban suspended, per The Athletic
HUGE for USA ๐ฅ
Jayden McClain No. 12 overall prospect 6โ6โ Forward/Center in the 2029 class (ESPN) telling coach Kenny Brooks sheโs a Wildcat ๐๐ so awesome #BBN
It is unbelievable to me that this wasnโt a red card + penalty kick
Balogun was completely obstructed here and still hit the crossbar
He earned two PKs that werenโt called
This didnโt get VAR but an irrelevant midfield tangle led to a red card
Unreal
Balogun was in on goal. He beat the defender and was about to score.
No red card. No penalty. No yellow card. No foul. No review.
The bizarre thing is that Fox Sports showed a replay that began just AFTER the defender let go of the arm. So weird. How could the officials miss this? And how could the TV crew miss it as well? @USMNT
โThey did not follow the right VAR protocol.โ
@TaylorTwellman reacts to Folarin Balogunโs red card vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina.
(via Yahoo Sports Daily)
This Malik Tillman strike will live on forever in USMNT history.
Couple that with the heart & guts of a team that spent half an hour down a man in a knockout game yet still posted a clean sheet and itโs a performance that unites a country.
What a win. ๐บ๐ธ