Balogun Cleared to Play After Red Card Reversed | Newark News

Folarin Balogun, a vital scorer for the U.S. Men’s National Team, is back in the World Cup picture after FIFA overturned his red card suspension — though he’s now on a one-year probation. The controversial call, which occurred during a collision where his cleats accidentally made contact with a Bosnian defender, was initially deemed intentional dirty play by VAR — a decision many teammates disagreed with. With no clear reason given for the reversal, this move mirrors past FIFA decisions like the one that saved Cristiano Ronaldo from missing a World Cup opener. The team is ecstatic — Pulisic called Balogun “super happy,” and the whole squad is smiling again. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4a466dd9bc76c9ac