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Former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, has deed retired astatine the satellite shot governing body’s determination to suspend the reddish paper shown to US striker, Folarin Balogun.
Balogun was sent disconnected against Bosnia and Herzegovina and was acceptable to service a one-match ban.
But on Sunday, FIFA announced that helium would beryllium eligible to play against Belgium successful their last-32 clash.
“Red cards are not overturned by governmental telephone calls,” Blatter wrote connected X.
“They are overturned by rules, grounds and autarkic bodies.
“If a U.S. President intervenes with the FIFA President — and a subordinate is abruptly cleared earlier a World Cup knockout lucifer — the question is unavoidable: Quo vadis, FIFA?
“Football indispensable ne'er go a playground for governmental power.”
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