                                        {"id":3844,"date":"2026-07-06T16:41:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3844"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:41:56","slug":"wayne-rooney-eviscerates-fifa-for-changing-folarin-baloguns-suspension-absolute-disgrace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3844","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney eviscerates FIFA for changing Folarin Balogun&#8217;s suspension: &#8216;Absolute disgrace&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>England legend\u00a0Wayne Rooney didn\u2019t hold back while reacting to FIFA\u2019s decision to suspend the one-game ban given to American forward Folarin Balogun after a red card in the US\u2019 win over Bosnia in the World Cup Round of 32 match on Wednesday.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3842\">Belgium freaks out after FIFA lets US striker Folarin Balogun play in World Cup knockout match<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During BBC\u2019s coverage of England\u2019s 3-2 victory over Mexico in the Round of 16 match on Sunday, Rooney was fuming over the matter, and explained that he believes \u201csportsmanship of this game is in question\u00a0here\u201d due to the FIFA\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know it\u2019s UEFA, but I got a three game ban before Euro 2012 so I was due to miss the three group games and basically\u00a0got told if I go over to Switzerland and do a training session with a bunch of kids, the third game gets taken off \u2014 which I didn\u2019t agree with but I agreed to do it because\u00a0I didn\u2019t want the three-game ban,\u201d Rooney said. \u201cBut I thought that was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut for this to be suspended? They either take the red card away, which I think was probably the right decision and then he can play. But to suspend it for a year I think is an absolute disgrace and [FIFA president Gianni] Infantino should be ashamed of this because I think for the sportsmanship of this game is in question\u00a0here. If I\u2019m the USA\u2019s opponent I\u2019d be absolutely fuming. I think it\u2019s wrong in every way. I think it\u2019s an absolute disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FIFA announced on Sunday that Balogun\u2019s one-match ban had been suspended for a year.<\/p>\n<p>The decision came four days after the USA-Bosnia game, and 24 hours before the Americans\u2019 face Belgium in the Round of 16 on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium was granted the right to appeal FIFA\u2019s decision to suspend Balogun\u2019s one-game ban. <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump made a call to FIFA to ask Infantino to review Balogun\u2019s red card.<\/p>\n<p>Trump posted on social media afterward, writing: \u201cThank you to Fifa for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice! President DONALD J. TRUMP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governing body did not give a explanation for the suspension, and the US did not appeal against the red card.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3841\">Belgium freaks out after FIFA lets US striker Folarin Balogun play in World Cup knockout match<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Balogun\u00a0received the red card\u00a0for colliding with Bosnia defender Tarik Muharemovic in the 61st minute of their Round of 32 match Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>World Cup Merch shop<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"USMNT Icon Red T-Shirt\" class=\"wp-image-2980\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3c04cbc8aa4bad7fce1a32fe163515f2-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3c04cbc8aa4bad7fce1a32fe163515f2-1024x682.webp 1024w, 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-->\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Muharemovic\u2019s right ankle buckled under contact from Balogun when both players were challenging for the ball \u2014 and referee Raphael Claus came under fire for a number of\u00a0questionable calls and inconsistencies.<\/p>\n<p>VAR made their decision to the referee based on slow-motion and still replays, which is not aligned with VAR protocols, as these should be used for only point-of-contact purposes in a red card tackle situation,\u00a0as noted by ESPN.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3839\">Trump says he asked FIFA for review of Folarin Balogun red card: \u2018I didn\u2019t think it was a foul\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England legend\u00a0Wayne Rooney didn&#8217;t hold back while reacting to FIFA\u2019s decision to suspend the one-game ban given to American forward Folarin Balogun after a red card in the U.S.&#8217;s win over Bosnia in the World Cup  Round of 32 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