FIFA tries to change rules to justify Balogun case

FIFA will argue disciplinary rules were unclear when it suspended Balogun's red card after Trump's intervention at the World Cup.

FIFA's Council will meet Thursday to defend its controversial decision to suspend Falorin Balogun's red card from the World Cup, which allowed the US player to face Belgium in the knockout stage. The governing body will argue that disciplinary rules were not sufficiently clear at the time, despite regulations stating a red card automatically triggers a minimum one-match ban. The decision sparked outrage after reports emerged that US President Donald Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to intervene. FIFA is reportedly attempting to retroactively modify Article 27 of its Disciplinary Code to justify the suspension and the political interference.