Belgium Government Confirmed to Take Legal Action Against FIFA Suspending Falorin Balogun's Ban [View all]
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Sun, July 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM EDT·
Controversy around Falorin Balogun’s revoked suspension is far from over. While the USMNT will now get Balogun against their historic round 16 match against Belgium, the European side has already launched a formal protest against Balogun’s reinstatement. However, as per the recent updates, Belgium may not stop with a formal statement. They’re planning to take the legal route against FIFA.
“REPORT: Belgium has “lawyered up” to fight back against FIFA’s decision to reinstate Balogun, according to a local reporter for the team,” Brent Scher shared via X.
The controversy arose after FIFA reportedly applied its Article 27 rule that allows it to revoke a red card suspension if the case is not about match-fixing. Cristiano Ronaldo was helped when he played in the 2026 World Cup’s opening games following his red card against Ireland. FIFA applied the same to Balogun.
However, the controversy took a wrong turn after reports came out that Donald Trump called the FIFA head, and, later, Balogun’s suspension was revoked. While it’s still a mystery about why FIFA revoked Folarin Balogun’s suspension, Trump went on to thank FIFA for the same.
Read more: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/belgium-government-confirmed-legal-action-031554834.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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REPORT: Belgium has “lawyered up” to fight back against FIFA’s decision to reinstate Balogun, according to a local reporter for the team.
6:36 PM · Jul 5, 2026
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