Norwegian FA to consider Infantino ethics complaint over Balogun red card reversal

STOCKHOLM, July 24 : Norway's football association (NFF) will consider making an ethics complaint to FIFA over the decision to suspend a ban imposed on U.S. forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup after an intervention by U.S. President Donald Trump, an NFF spokesperson told Reuters. Balogun was handed a one-match ban after receiving a red card in his side's 2-0 round-of-32 win over Bosnia that ruled him out of their last-16 clash with Belgium.That prompted Trump to contact FIFA President Gianni Infantino and urge him to have the punishment reviewed, with the governing body suspending the ban for one year. Despite the Americans losing to Belgium, Trump's intervention and the subsequent decision by FIFA's disciplinary committee to put the ban on hold drew widespread criticism. "The NFF wil