Everyone else in the world has expressed their opinion on it, but the player at the center of FIFA's biggest red-card controversy has finally weighed in.
The American player whose red-card suspension was shockingly overturned by FIFA, allowing him to play against Belgium, had no dilemma about the decision.
Folarin Balogun said he should never have been red-carded to begin with.
"I was in shock," he said on "CBS Mornings" on July 14, adding, "It was just an unfortunate situation and I think, you know, put a lot more pressure on us than we needed."
Referees are instructed by FIFA — the international governing body for ******* ociation soccer — to issue red cards for serious offenses, especially violent conduct and serious foul play.
The American player whose red-card suspension was shockingly overturned by FIFA, allowing him to play against Belgium, had no dilemma about the decision.
Folarin Balogun said he should never have been red-carded to begin with.
"I was in shock," he said on "CBS Mornings" on July 14, adding, "It was just an unfortunate situation and I think, you know, put a lot more pressure on us than we needed."
Referees are instructed by FIFA — the international governing body for ******* ociation soccer — to issue red cards for serious offenses, especially violent conduct and serious foul play.
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