Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:00pm on 06 Jul 2026,Monday Sports
Norway coach Ståle Solbakken has criticised FIFA's decision to suspend Folarin Balogun's one-match ban before the United States' FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium. Calling it "a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad decision," Solbakken said the ruling could hurt the tournament's credibility. Balogun was sent off against Bosnia and Herzegovina but was later cleared to play after FIFA suspended his ban. The decision followed reports that US President Donald Trump asked FIFA president Gianni Infantino to review the case. The move has drawn criticism from several football officials, coaches and former players.
