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Africa · 4 hrs ago
Why European backlash over Trump intervention won’t worry Infantino
Gianni Infantino has been FIFA president for 10 years.Next year, he is up for re-election.From the FIFA Peace Prize, to the vastly inflated ticket prices at the World Cup, to the Club World Cup, Infantino's tenure has been increasingly controversial.But could the unprecedented decision to cancel Folarin Balogun's red-card suspension for the United States' World Cup last-16 tie against Belgium be the tipping point?In a tournament they have co-hosted, Balogun has been the star man for the US, with three goals so far.Now, despite being sent off, he is available for their next game - even though World Cup rules don't allow appeals against red cards.On Monday, more than 24 hours after its initial decision, Fifa released an 871-word statement that shed little light on why it made the call. But s
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