Integrity of game at stake over Fifa Balogun decision - Uefa

Source: BBC

Integrity of game at stake over Fifa Balogun decision - Uefa

Dale Johnson
Football issues correspondent
Published
5 hours ago

Uefa has strongly criticised Fifa's shock decision not to uphold Folarin Balogun's automatic ban at this World Cup, calling it "unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable".

United States striker Balogun, who was sent off against Bosnia-Herzegovina, should have served a suspension for the last-16 tie against Belgium (Tuesday 01:00 BST).

But World Cup organisers Fifa, the governing body of world football, opted not to enforce an immediate sanction on the 25-year-old, meaning the co-hosts' leading goalscorer will be available to play.

Uefa, European football's governing body, said that intervening to effectively cancel a suspension at a tournament "crossed a red line".

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5yzzd73871o

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