FIFA expected to bar committees from overturning match suspensions
FIFA's council is reportedly set to ban disciplinary committees from overturning match suspensions, after a red card for Folarin Balogun was reversed at the World Cup.
FIFA's council is expected to change its rules so disciplinary committees can no longer overturn match suspensions, according to Al Jazeera. Both outlets describe their accounts as reports, and neither cites a named source.
The change follows the reversal of a red card shown to Folarin Balogun at the World Cup. Fox News says the council will take up the amendment at its Thursday meeting.
Fox News also reports that the reversal came after President Trump called FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Al Jazeera's report, as provided, does not mention a call. Neither report says what was said or who decided to overturn the card.
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- Al JazeeraFIFA set for rule change after Balogun red card row at the World Cup: reportsThu, Oct 15, 6:46 AM EDT
- Fox NewsTrump's intervention in Folarin Balogun red card prompts FIFA to revisit suspension rules: reportsThu, Oct 15, 11:18 AM EDT
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