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US coach Pochettino welcomes Balogun reprieve before Belgium match
SEATTLE, July 5 : United States coach Mauricio Pochettino said on Sunday that he welcomed FIFA's decision to suspend striker Folarin Balogun's red card ban ahead of the team's World Cup last-16 match with Belgium on Monday in Seattle."I think everyone who really looked at the sport and trusts in ethics and integrity should celebrate that decision," Pochettino told reporters."We were punished enough against Bosnia and Herzegovina, playing with 10 men for 35 minutes after a decision that was completely unfair."Balogun was sent off in the second half of Wednesday's round of 32 match with Bosnia for planting his boot into the ankle of Tarik Muharemovic. The 25-year-old's dismissal came after a video review. FIFA announced on Sunday that the ban was being suspended but not rescinded. The unprec
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