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Balogun eligible for USA vs Belgium!
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:36 am
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:36 am
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Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:37 am to AkronTiger
Portnoy being first to report this is hilarious
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:40 am to AkronTiger
I’m not going to believe this yet. Where is FIFA official statement on this? They upheld it Friday if I recall
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:43 am to Buckeye06
The Friday decision was confirming it was only going to be a one game ban.
Also they aren’t overturning it, they’re basically giving him a suspended sentence/probation. Think he’ll still have to serve the one match ban at a later date.
Basically a FIFA rule that’s the equivalent of the college football “you have to miss two games but the team gets to choose which ones” so you choose two cupcake games. FIFA famously used it a few tourneys back for Ronaldo when he was set to miss the first 2-3 games of the tourney due to a pre-tourney red card.
Also they aren’t overturning it, they’re basically giving him a suspended sentence/probation. Think he’ll still have to serve the one match ban at a later date.
Basically a FIFA rule that’s the equivalent of the college football “you have to miss two games but the team gets to choose which ones” so you choose two cupcake games. FIFA famously used it a few tourneys back for Ronaldo when he was set to miss the first 2-3 games of the tourney due to a pre-tourney red card.
This post was edited on 7/5/26 at 11:44 am
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:44 am to tigerfan88
Well looks like he's going to have to miss a 8-0 win over the Bahamas in qualifying in a couple years 
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:47 am to AkronTiger
From no appeals process to reinstated?
How did that happen?
How did that happen?
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:48 am to GeorgeTheGreek
As glad as I am.
There is literally no way money bags trading hands didn’t make this happen
There is literally no way money bags trading hands didn’t make this happen
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:48 am to AkronTiger
Oh my fricking god this is huge!
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:48 am to tigerfan88
But if they were doing this the answer should be lift the red card. If it’s a valid red card he should serve it the next game imo
FIFA allowed this in the first place, let’s not celebrate them still not doing the right thing overall. Suspend the ref and overturn the red
FIFA allowed this in the first place, let’s not celebrate them still not doing the right thing overall. Suspend the ref and overturn the red
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:51 am to droman225
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There is literally no way money bags trading hands didn’t make this happen
USA soccer has grown up so fast
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:52 am to droman225
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There is literally no way money bags trading hands didn’t make this happen
May have just had to remind them what happened the last time FIFA officials on US soil were caught doing shady shite...
This post was edited on 7/5/26 at 11:52 am
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:53 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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How did that happen?
You know how, I know how, we all know how
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:53 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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From no appeals process to reinstated?
How did that happen?
It's all seemingly made up on the fly.
In regular league play, the red would be appealed/reviewed and could be any thing from no 1 game suspension at all to a longer suspension.
I didn't even know that deferred suspension was a thing with FIFA though.
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:54 am to wm72
We just won the WC!!
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:56 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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How did that happen?
The B-1, B-2, and B-52.
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:57 am to wm72
They just couldn't hide from the criticism of their referees making "mistakes" anymore after that horrific display of officiating yesterday. Had to save face somehow.
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:58 am to DandA
Has the ref been fired? Suspended? Has the VAR crew been removed from doing games?
Posted on 7/5/26 at 11:58 am to AkronTiger
The Orange Bastard made a few calls to Infantino & the rest is history 
Posted on 7/5/26 at 12:00 pm to PhillyTiger90
Belgium should immediately appeal this decision. FIFA is not hiding its corruption. You can’t just change the rules when you feel like it.
Posted on 7/5/26 at 12:01 pm to AkronTiger
right thing to do after seeing messi do much worse and not get carded
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