UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin was not in attendance for Sunday's World Cup final after criticising the decision to defer a ban for the United States striker Folarin Balogun
UEFA's five major issues with FIFA World Cup as president snub highlights divide
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin was not in attendance for Sunday's World Cup final after criticising the decision to defer a ban for the United States striker Folarin Balogun
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Daniel Marsh Senior Sports Reporter
18:21, 20 Jul 2026
UEFA described this Balogun ruling as “unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable” earlier this month.
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