Belgian footballers comfortably defeated the United States 4:1 and advanced to the quarterfinals. The match followed a dispute over American forward Folarin Balogun, whose one-match suspension for a red card from the round of 16 against Bosnia and Herzegovina had previously been conditionally suspended by FIFA. SITA ↗
Balogun was sent off in the 64th minute of the match, which the USA won 2:0. He was originally supposed to serve his suspension in the next match, but FIFA's decision allowed him to play. According to new information, the Belgian Football Association filed an appeal against the verdict and had already previously expressed surprise that the suspension had been lifted. STVR (Spravy) ↗
The case sparked criticism in Europe. UEFA described the verdict as crossing a red line and sharply criticized FIFA for changing the disciplinary decision. According to published information, the White House allegedly contacted FIFA president Gianni Infantino requesting a review of Balogun's red card. American President Donald Trump reportedly also intervened by phone. sport.sk ↗
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter also spoke out critically. The reports also caused outrage from former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp. Following Belgium's victory, the sporting side of the case has moved on, but the dispute over possible political influence on the disciplinary verdict remains open and raises questions about the independence of FIFA's decision-making during major tournaments. sme.sk ↗
Belgium defeated the USA after dispute over Balogun's suspension
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Blatter odsúdil údajný politický vplyv ohľadom trestu Baloguna
teraz.sk
| 15:08 06.07.
Trump volal Infantinovi, aby zrušil trest pre dôležitého hráča. Suspendácia padla, Belgičania a Klopp hovoria o šialenstve
SITA
| 10:10 06.07.
Biely dom mal žiadať FIFA preskúmanie Balogunovej červenej karty
teraz.sk
| 07:31 06.07.
Rozhodnutie FIFA odpustiť Balogunovi trest pobúrilo Európu. O prehodnotenie červenej karty mal žiadať sám Trump
STVR (Spravy)
| 10:59 06.07.
Belgičania hladko zdolali USA 4:1 a postúpili do štvrťfinále
teraz.sk
| 06:19 07.07.
Belgický zväz údajne podal odvolanie proti verdiktu ohľadom Baloguna
teraz.sk
| 13:54 06.07.
UEFA kritizuje FIFA za zrušenie dištancu pre Američana Baloguna
SITA
| 13:25 06.07.
Trumpov telefonát a zrušená červená karta. FIFA čelí obvineniam z politického zásahu
sme.sk
| 12:50 06.07.
UEFA označila verdikt ohľadom Baloguna za prekročenie červenej čiary
teraz.sk
| 12:26 06.07.
Kam smeruješ FIFA? Do Infantina si neváhal kopnúť aj bývalý prezident Blatter
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Jeden Trumpov telefonát stačí. Ako FIFA vytvorila hanebný a deštruktívny precedens
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