The USMNT faces its defining World Cup moment after Folarin Balogun’s surprising return

In the spirit of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, there’s a new article that may be taught in history classes from now on.

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Forget the branches of government or the amendment process in the U.S. Constitution.

After Sunday’s incredible ruling by FIFA, which said by “operation of Article 27 FDC, the implementation of the automatic match suspension for USA player Folarin Balogun is suspended for a probationary period of one [1] year,’’ the USMNT has its top scorer back in improbable fashion.

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Now, the USMNT really has no excuse not to knock off Belgium Monday night in Seattle to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 2002.

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