UEFA says decision by FIFA to let U.S. forward play at World Cup is 'incomprehensible'

UEFA said in a statement FIFA "crossed a red line" with its decision not to enforce United States forward Folarin Balogun's mandatory one-game ban
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UEFA said in a statement FIFA "crossed a red line" with its decision not to enforce United States forward Folarin Balogun's mandatory one-game ban
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UEFA said in a statement FIFA "crossed a red line" with its decision not to enforce United States forward Folarin Balogun's mandatory one-game ban

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(BCN ) -- Monday in the Bay Area calls for cloudy skies across most of the region, except inland, where it will be mostly sunny and clear during the day, according to the National Weather Service. Daytime highs will be mostly in the low 60s to mid 70s on the coast, in the mid 60s [...]

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European soccer body UEFA criticized FIFA for an “incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision” to let United States forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cup against Belgium on Monday despite a red card in his previous game. UEFA said in a statement FIFA “crossed a red line” with its decis...

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President Donald Trump made a call to FIFA to ask Gianni Infantino to review Folarin Balogun's red card, according to ABC News sources. Balogun's one-game ban was suspended by FIFA, allowing him to play against Belgium.

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