Thomas Tuchel called for consistency following FIFA’s “strange” decision to effectively overturn United States striker Folarin Balogun’s red card on a day when the England boss was annoyed by some decision-making in Mexico.
Despite being sent off against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the US striker has been cleared to play in Monday’s last-16 tie against Belgium after the FIFA Disciplinary Committee announced it would suspend his one-match ban for a year.
That development sent shockwaves around the football world, with Belgium head coach Rudi Garcia likening the ruling to “April Fool’s Day” as the “astonished” Belgian Football ****** ociation confirmed it was considering its options.
US President Donald Trump thanked FIFA for “reversing a great injustice” that has opened an almighty can of worms on a day that ended with England securing a 3-2 win against Mexico despite the VAR’s involvement in two big second half moments.
Jarell Quansah’s sending off and a Mexico penalty resulted from those interventions, with head coach Tuchel saying: “In the game this was not even given a foul, so the referee obviously also thought that it’s a hard tackle but it was OK for him to let it play,
Despite being sent off against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the US striker has been cleared to play in Monday’s last-16 tie against Belgium after the FIFA Disciplinary Committee announced it would suspend his one-match ban for a year.
That development sent shockwaves around the football world, with Belgium head coach Rudi Garcia likening the ruling to “April Fool’s Day” as the “astonished” Belgian Football ****** ociation confirmed it was considering its options.
US President Donald Trump thanked FIFA for “reversing a great injustice” that has opened an almighty can of worms on a day that ended with England securing a 3-2 win against Mexico despite the VAR’s involvement in two big second half moments.
Jarell Quansah’s sending off and a Mexico penalty resulted from those interventions, with head coach Tuchel saying: “In the game this was not even given a foul, so the referee obviously also thought that it’s a hard tackle but it was OK for him to let it play,
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