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FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by PDPdestroyer(op): 1:14pm On Jul 06

Under FIFA rules, a straight red card automatically triggers a one-game ban, which cannot be appealed by the player's team.

FIFA "crossed a red line" with the controversial decision to suspend US star Folarin Balogun's one game ban for a year, European football's governing body UEFA said on Monday.

FIFA's ruling, which came after the intervention of Donald Trump, permits Balogun to play in the co-hosts last 16 match with Belgium later on Monday.

"Yesterday’s decision to suspend for a probationary period of a year the implementation of the one-match automatic suspension following the red card issued to the player Folarin Balogun crossed a red line," read UEFA's statement.

The European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport also commented, saying he believes “it was the wrong decision.”

“Decisions on sporting rules and sporting matters belong to sporting bodies, not politicians. Influencing sporting decisions would undermine the autonomy of sport,” Glenn Micallef wrote in a post on X.

https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/06/fifa-lifts-us-striker-baloguns-red-card-world-cup-suspension-after-trump-calls-infantino

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by MemphitzDgreat1(m): 1:25pm On Jul 06

F**k FIFA!!
F**k Messi!!
F**k Ronaldo!!

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Karleb(m): 1:25pm On Jul 06

Where were you when same FIFA has been favoring Argentina? undecided

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by 190: 1:25pm On Jul 06

Forget FIFA concentrate on your use-less Nigerian team that cant even qualify in the first place

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by kodded(m): 1:25pm On Jul 06

But they didn't cross the line when they suspended ronaldo three match ban so that he can play this world cup abi?

Selfish Europeans think the world revolves around them

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Lukuluku69(m): 1:26pm On Jul 06

FIFA is corrupt.

Just get on with the Game.

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by NkataEgoEze(m): 1:26pm On Jul 06

I agree with UEFA of this!

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by givedemwotowoto: 1:26pm On Jul 06*

FIFA did the right thing.

That injury was an unfortunate accident, but it didn’t deserve a red card. Balogun didn’t see where his foot landed. He was facing the opposite direction.

It’s like jumping up to head the ball, then landing on someone already on the floor. Like, was your body supposed to defy gravity and remain in the air?

UEFA is playing unnecessary politics.

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by donleo92(m): 1:26pm On Jul 06

Serious blue line grin

When morroco been they cross purple line, waytin ufea talk...

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Apcshit: 1:26pm On Jul 06

UEFA should shut the hell up

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by WhiteIverson: 1:26pm On Jul 06

UEFA dey vex
When your own tournament starts, do as you please

People wey dey help Madrid and Barca rob people for UCL

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Onucs(m): 1:26pm On Jul 06

Get money but above all get power

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by koxyz: 1:26pm On Jul 06*

Rules are meant to be broken , especially when you have the clout.

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by YesDaddyTill203: 1:27pm On Jul 06

190:
Forget FIFA concentrate on your use-less Nigerian team that cant even qualify in the first place

See clown..so UEFA is now Nigeria?

Many other countries didn't qualify.
I guess according to cretins like you, Nigerians shouldn't read news from other parts of the world unless the news paints Nigeria in bad light.

We know your type....crasssssssss

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Codes151(m): 1:27pm On Jul 06

kodded:
But they didn't cross it when they canceled ronaldo three match ban abi?

what did Ronaldo do?

Did Messi receive his red?

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Bluna: 1:28pm On Jul 06*

FIFA is doing everything to please the host country, most especially the United States.
This is similar to what CAF did to the Atlas Lions during the last AFCON.

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Samogloby: 1:29pm On Jul 06

Same FIFA that banned Russia because of war in Ukraine and refuse to do same to some countries. Politicians are now controlling FIFA

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by DigitB: 1:29pm On Jul 06

A strong man gets whatever he wants period!

You wan deny POTUS'S request when you're playing a competition in his base?

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by OBIDIENTNAIJA: 1:29pm On Jul 06

Infantino be lick Trumps arsee lately.
USA will still be knocked out

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by kingthreat(m): 1:30pm On Jul 06

Please after this tenure, Infantino should be impeached. Trump has too much influence over that guy. First, it was the maltreatment of Iran and now preferential favour of the USA team.

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Kingpele(m): 1:30pm On Jul 06

That red card wasn't satisfactory, the ref could have given him a yellow card....afterall USA is co hosting the world Cup, nor a big deal

Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by kodded(m): 1:32pm On Jul 06

Codes151:
what did Ronaldo do?

Did Messi receive his red?

rest, ronaldo started the bad precedent

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Omoreal01: 1:32pm On Jul 06

The same werey that says immigrants are not good is the one that wanted immigrants' produce so bad now to the extent he went his way to bribe FIFA. I have known that Americans only think of what they would gain. Very propagandists and selfish people.

PDPdestroyer:
https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/06/fifa-lifts-us-striker-baloguns-red-card-world-cup-suspension-after-trump-calls-infantino

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Mrexcell(m): 1:35pm On Jul 06

Why can't they also condemn the ref decision of not giving messi a red card in the same tackle like the one of balogun?

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Cmanforall: 1:37pm On Jul 06

190:
Forget FIFA concentrate on your use-less Nigerian team that cant even qualify in the first place

That FIFA suspended shouldn’t be Nigeria’s problem. Let them send all the players back and start building a genuine National-loving players for the future
No need for big boys acting like they are doing the nation a favour

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Atlantis585: 1:37pm On Jul 06

Too much noise about this matter. Balogun did not intentionally step on the man’s leg. The overzealous referee gave him a red card simply because he plays for God’s Own Country. FIFA was right to reverse the suspension. Let’s play the 11 against 11 if Europe is confident in its football supremacy and stop all these noise.

Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Sirleo05: 1:37pm On Jul 06

when Fifa self go dey, dey pamper Messi, others too go want the same treatment . similar incident Fifa no suspend Messi, why would dey suspend Balogun ?

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by judewrites: 1:39pm On Jul 06*

FIFA is corrupt....and has always been corrupted.

Nothing new under the ☀️.

Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by geoworldedu: 1:40pm On Jul 06

MemphitzDgreat1:
F**k FIFA!!
F**k Messi!!
F**k Ronaldo!!

If you f**K all these people, then you can only give birth to GOATs grin

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Massdamm(m): 1:40pm On Jul 06

kodded:
But they didn't cross the line when they suspended ronaldo three match ban so that he can play this world cup abi?

Selfish Europeans think the world revolves around them

You dy mind them, since wen they called Ronaldo own nobody talk about that.
They will start telling you say Messi supposed get red card during their first game

Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by HacheNoire: 1:42pm On Jul 06

Karleb:
Where were you when same FIFA has been favoring Argentina?

The fact that something is wrong does not justify it to be right!

You quoted wrong decisions to justify another wrong decision.

The sport is being murdered and you are justifying it. These times are the beginnings of doom for the sports as teams will always make references to it to justify demands.

All this rubbish was never part of football and it made the game interesting. The referees decision was final!

Now, you not even sure if you won a cup has it can always be reversed, just like what happened in AFCON

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Re: FIFA 'Crossed A Red Line' Says UEFA After Balogun Red Card Reversal by Successlane: 1:45pm On Jul 06

190:
Forget FIFA concentrate on your use-less Nigerian team that cant even qualify in the first place

What does this has to do with the story?

Kindly explain for clarity sake

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