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USA projected lineup vs. Belgium without suspended Folarin Balogun
Pochettino praises FIFA's reversal of Balogun red card after Trump lobbying
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Alexander Abnos
4h ago· 6 min readenNews
Summary
US men's national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino praised FIFA's decision to suspend Folarin Balogun's one-game ban, calling the original red card decision "completely unfair." The reversal came after reported lobbying by Donald Trump, who called FIFA at least three times. Pochettino framed the decision as a win for ethics and integrity in the sport, noting the team had already been punished by playing with 10 men for 30 minutes against Bosnia Herzegovina.
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bskyPochettino praises FIFA's reversal of Balogun red card after Trump lobbyingtheguardian.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledEveryone that really loves the sport and trusts ethics and integrity, I think we celebrate all that decision.
We were punished enough against Bosnia Herzegovina to play with 10 men for 30 minutes [because of] a decision that was completely unfair.
99.9% of people agree there was an unfair red card.
The US head hailed Fifa’s shock decision to un-ban striker Folarin Balogun after Donald Trump lobbied for that outcome
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