Fifa overturns suspension of United States striker

Fifa overturns suspension of United States striker Fifa has decided to overturn the suspension of Folarin Balogun, the United States national team’s starting striker, according to The Athletic. The player was sent off during the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina with a straight red card. As a result, he was supposed to miss the round of 16 clash against Belgium this Tuesday (7). With Fifa’s decision, Balogun is cleared to play in the match, which will take place in Seattle. He has scored three goals in this edition of the World Cup, including the one that opened the scoring against Bosnia and Herzegovina. See below the play that led to the red card for the striker, after VAR called over Brazilian referee Raphael Claus: According to The Athletic, the suspension was overturned based on Article 27 of Fifa’s disciplinary code. It states that “the judicial body may partially or fully suspend the implementation of a disciplinary measure.” This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.