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FIFA poised for rule change to avoid Folarin Balogun scandal repeat
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FIFA to ban suspension of automatic one-match bans after Trump's intervention in Balogun's World Cup red card case sparked political interference row.
FIFA is preparing a regulatory change to prevent future controversies like the one surrounding Folarin Balogun's World Cup suspension. The US forward's automatic one-match ban was suspended after Donald Trump publicly revealed he called Gianni Infantino requesting a review. A proposal to explicitly prohibit suspension of automatic one-game bans will be introduced at Thursday's FIFA Council meeting in Zurich. FA chair Debbie Hewitt and other Council members are pressing Infantino for full disclosure of documents related to the case and details on the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal.
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- FIFA to amend rules after Balogun case, but Belgium wants more answersVoetbal International
- After Balogun scandal at World Cup, FIFA to modify Article 27RMC Sport
- Balogun controversy: FIFA reportedly plans sudden rule changeKicker
- FIFA seeking rule change to avoid repeat of Folarin Balogun World Cup scandaltalkSPORT
- FIFA proposes rule change to justify the 'Balogun case'Mundo Deportivo
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- Sources: FIFA set to change rules that led to Balogun World Cup red card reversalESPN
- FIFA seeking to amend rules to prevent repeat of Folarin Balogun scandal at World CupThe Athletic
- FIFA poised for rule change to avoid Folarin Balogun scandal repeatThe IndependentThis article
