Folarin Balogun may have avoided suspension for USA's 4-1 loss to Belgium on Tuesday morning, but two others couldn't avoid that fate
FIFA quietly issue two new World Cup bans amid row branded a 'disgrace' by Wayne Rooney
Folarin Balogun may have avoided suspension for USA's 4-1 loss to Belgium on Tuesday morning, but two others couldn't avoid that fate
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Joseph McBride US Sports Reporter and Aaron Morris Senior Sports Reporter
06:44, 08 Jul 2026
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