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AsiaPac · 14 mins ago
Balogun is quiet on pitch after kicking up an international storm
SEATTLE, July 6 : After dominating the global football headlines for 24 hours, U.S. striker Folarin Balogun barely merited a mention in Monday's game against Belgium as the co-hosts were eliminated from the World Cup in the round of 16.The 25-year-old's three goals and playmaking up front had helped the U.S. top their group and dispatch Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32.However, U.S. fans feared they would be denied their most potent weapon in the round of 16 in Seattle after he received a red card against Bosnia, which carried an automatic one-match ban.FIFA then made the controversial decision to suspend Balogun’s ban, with U.S. President Donald Trump claiming credit. FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the governing body's judicial bodies had operated “independently and autonom
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