USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino praises FIFA’s decision to lift the one-game suspension for Folarin Balogun, allowing the forward to be available for the team’s World Cup round of 16 match. Multiple outlets report that FIFA reverses or suspends the effect of Balogun’s red-card ban after he was sent off during the World Cup group stage match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pochettino says the decision is fair and describes the original red card as harsh, arguing that the US team was already punished enough by playing with 10 men for part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina game. The Athletic and Yahoo Sports describe Pochettino’s defense of FIFA’s eventual outcome, presenting his view that justice is done after a controversial officiating decision. The Guardian also quotes Pochettino celebrating the “u-turn” and reiterating that most people agree the red card was unfair. The reports also note the upcoming context: the US is scheduled to play Belgium in the round of 16, with Balogun expected to join the squad.
Pochettino welcomes FIFA’s reversal of Balogun one-match ban
USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino praises FIFA’s decision to lift the one-game suspension for Folarin Balogun, allowing the forward to be available for the team’s World Cup round of 16 match. Multiple o...
- FIFA lifts or suspends Folarin Balogun’s one-match suspension, making him available for the World Cup round of 16.
- Mauricio Pochettino publicly welcomes the decision and calls it fair.
- Balogun received a red card in the World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina and was forced to miss the next game due to the ban.
- Pochettino says the original red card decision was harsh and that the US team was already punished by playing with 10 men.
- The US faces Belgium in the round of 16, with Balogun expected to be available.
Mauricio Pochettino, seleccionador de Estados Unidos, no ocultó su satisfacción tras el anuncio de la FIFA de suspender la sanción de un partido a Folarin Balogun. El delantero, expulsado de forma polémica durante el partido de la fase de grupos contra Bosnia y Herzegovina, podrá estar disponible para el crucial encuentro de octavos de final […] La entrada Pochettino celebra la decisión de la FIFA sobre Folarin Balogun: “Es fantástica” se publicó primero en Studiofutbol.
1 month agoTrump called Infantino to reverse Balogun banUS plays Belgium in World Cup last 16 on MondayMauricio Pochettino hailed Fifa’s shock decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s one-game ban on Sunday, reiterating his claim that the call to issue the US striker a red card was harsh.“Everyone that really loves the sport and trusts ethics and integrity, I think we celebrate all that decision,” Pochettino said. “We were punished enough against Bosnia Herzegovina to play with 10 men for 30 minutes [because of] a decision that was completely unfair. … 99.9% of people agree there was an unfair red card.” Continue reading...
1 month agoThe USMNT manager believes justice was done in the end, with the player harshly sent off vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup last 32
1 month agoUSMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino praised FIFA's decision that will allow Folarin Balogun to play in the round of 16, calling it fair.
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