US President Donald Trump on Sunday thanked football's world governing body FIFA for suspending Falorin Balogun's ban that allows the US star striker to play against Belgium this week.
Balogun was given a straight red card during the Round of 32 match between the World Cup co-hosts and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday for accidentally planting his studs high on a defender's ankle.
Balogun's teammates and his coach, Mauricio Pochettino, had said the red card, which was given after an intervention by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), was harsh because the star striker had not intended to harm the defender.
According to the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which is known for determining the sport's laws, serious foul play is judged by the nature of a challenge and how dangerous it is — not by whether the player intended to cause injury.Balogun (right) inadvertently caught Tarik Muharemovic high on the back of his ankleImage: Michael Steele/Getty Images/AFP
What has FIFA said about suspending Balogun's ban?
