Here's the unique, little-known rule that FIFA used to overturn Folarin Balogun red card suspension

The story
FIFA used an arcane rule to overturn Folarin Balogun's red card suspension, allowing him to face Belgium despite there being no appeal process.
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- AxiosAmerica's World Cup spectacle smashes expectationsabout 2 months ago
- The Guardian — WorldMaine Democrats plan convention to replace scandal-hit Platner – US politics liveabout 2 months ago
- Google NewsFIFA’s reversal of red card after Trump phone call prompts international uproar - Los Angeles Timesabout 2 months ago
- Washington ExaminerInside Trump’s FIFA push that turned the US World Cup into a political stormabout 2 months ago
- BreitbartBelgian Football Association Decries FIFA Decision to Let Balogun Play, Issues Warning: 'This Leaves All Further Actions Open'about 2 months ago
- BBCTrump confirms he asked Fifa to review Balogun banabout 2 months ago
- Al JazeeraUS president Trump defends FIFA’s Balogun red card reversalabout 2 months ago
- Fox NewsTrump addresses FIFA's decision on USA star Folarin Balogun's World Cup suspensionabout 2 months ago
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