The controversy surrounding Folarin Balogun’s red card reversal looks set to continue amid reports that just one person on FIFA’s 18-strong disciplinary committee was responsible for suspending the USMNT striker’s ban.
Balogun was flashed a red card in the round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina after accidentally stepping on the Achilles of defender Tarik Muharemović. The referee’s decision should have seen him serve a non-appealable one game ban, per FIFA’s rules for the tournament, leaving the Stars and Stripes without arguably its best player for the round of 16.
