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Jorge Liboreiro

EU demands fairness and transparency after FIFA's Balogun reversal

The European Commission has demanded fairness and transparency in light of FIFA's controversial decision to reverse the red-card suspension for US striker Folarin Balogun following a personal intervention by US President Donald Trump.

Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino and asked him to undo Balogun's suspension, and later thanked Infantino for "reversing a great injustice".

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