WORLD CUP | FIGC President Malagò Slams ‘Absurd’ Balogun Red Card Decision
2026-07-06 10:06:44
FIGC President Giovanni Malagò criticized FIFA’s decision to overturn Folarin Balogun’s red card, which had carried a one-game ban and would have ruled the USMNT striker out of the World Cup Round of 16 against Belgium, calling it “absurd” and saying “the foundation of football is lost,” according to Yahoo Sports. Balogun was sent off in a Round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina for a foul on Sassuolo defender Tarik Muharemovic, and Malagò said the reversal set a “dangerous precedent” and had a “political flavour,” citing reports that the decision followed a phone call between US President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
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