FIFA is expected to consider a rule change after Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card was overturned, a move that drew criticism and calls for more transparency.
01Summary
- 01The FIFA council meets in Zurich on Thursday for the first time since this year’s tournament.
- 02Balogun was sent off in a round-of-32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina after stepping on Tarik Muharemovic’s ankle.
- 03His automatic one-game suspension was overturned after US President Donald Trump urged FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review the case.
- 04The 37-member council is expected to vote on barring disciplinary committees from overturning automatic match suspensions.
- 05Debbie Hewitt and other football leaders have asked Infantino to release all documents related to the Balogun case.
02Why it matters
The decision could change how World Cup disciplinary cases are handled and limit the room for controversial interventions. It also comes as FIFA faces wider scrutiny over governance, power and transparency.
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