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American soccer star Folarin Balogun has been cleared once again to suit up on Monday night against Belgium as the European country\u2019s effort to keep the U.S. striker sidelined was shot down by the FIFA Appeal Committee.<\/p>\n

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The FIFA committee ruled that Belgium\u2019s appeal of the decision to overturn Balogun\u2019s one-game suspension was \u201cinadmissible\u201d since Belgium was \u201cnot a party to the proceedings and, as such, has no standing to appeal the decision,\u201d The Athletic reported. Belgium said it could still pursue other actions to contest Balogun\u2019s eligibility for Monday night\u2019s round of 16 showdown, but for now, the Belgians will have to accept the reality they\u2019ll likely be facing America at full strength.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe [Royal Belgian Football Association] has informed the United States Soccer Federation that it contests the eligibility of the player, should the player be listed on the referee\u2019s team sheet. This leaves all further actions open,\u201d Belgium\u2019s soccer bosses wrote after the appeal was rejected.<\/p>\n

The Royal Belgian Football Association also complained that it \u201chas still not received any grounds for\u201d FIFA\u2019s decision to overturn Balogun\u2019s one-game suspension. The U.S. star was given a red card during Team USA\u2019s round of 32 game against Bosnia and Herzegovina when he collided with an opposing defender and his cleats caught the back of the defender\u2019s ankle. The referee did not dish out the red card until after he used replay assist to revisit the incident. With a red card, Balogun was also ruled ineligible to play in America\u2019s round of 16 game, according to FIFA rules.<\/p>\n

Shortly after a phone call between President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino, however, FIFA overturned Balogun\u2019s suspension on Sunday, sparking outrage among European soccer elites.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI didn\u2019t tell [Infantino] what to do,\u201d Trump said on Monday. \u201cI can\u2019t tell him what to do, and I don\u2019t believe he made the decision. I believe it was a committee that made the decision, and they made the right decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

The referee who gave Balogun a red card is suspected of using replay assist improperly and slowing down the speed of the video that showed the collision between the U.S. star and the player from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The White House put together a team of elite lawyers to look into challenging soccer officials\u2019 use of replay review, OutKick founder Clay Travis reported.<\/p>\n

European soccer leaders blasted FIFA after the suspension reversal, claiming the decision hurts the \u201cintegrity\u201d of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined,\u201d the Union of European Football Associations wrote. \u201cEqually, such decision creates a precedent in the ongoing tournament, where similar situations will now require an equal treatment, to the detriment of the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The United States takes on Belgium at 7:00 p.m. ET on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

American soccer star Folarin Balogun has been cleared once again to suit up on Monday night against Belgium as the European country\u2019s effort to keep the U.S. striker sidelined was shot down by the FIFA Appeal Committee.The FIFA committee ruled that Belgium\u2019s appeal of the decision to overturn Balogun\u2019s one-game suspension was \u201cinadmissible\u201d since Belgium was \u201cnot a party to the proceedings and, as such, has no standing to appeal the decision,\u201d The Athletic reported. Belgium said it could still pursue other actions to contest Balogun\u2019s eligibility for Monday night\u2019s round of 16 showdown, but for now, the Belgians will have to accept the reality they\u2019ll likely be facing America at full strength.\u201cThe [Royal Belgian Football Association] has informed the United States Soccer Federation that it contests the eligibility of the player, should the player be listed on the referee\u2019s team sheet. This leaves all further actions open,\u201d Belgium\u2019s soccer bosses wrote after the appeal was rejected.The Royal Belgian Football Association also complained that it \u201chas still not received any grounds for\u201d FIFA\u2019s decision to overturn Balogun\u2019s one-game suspension. The U.S. star was given a red card during Team USA\u2019s round of 32 game against Bosnia and Herzegovina when he collided with an opposing defender and his cleats caught the back of the defender\u2019s ankle. The referee did not dish out the red card until after he used replay assist to revisit the incident. With a red card, Balogun was also ruled ineligible to play in America\u2019s round of 16 game, according to FIFA rules.Shortly after a phone call between President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino, however, FIFA overturned Balogun\u2019s suspension on Sunday, sparking outrage among European soccer elites.\u201cI didn\u2019t tell [Infantino] what to do,\u201d Trump said on Monday. \u201cI can\u2019t tell him what to do, and I don\u2019t believe he made the decision. I believe it was a committee that made the decision, and they made the right decision.\u201dThe referee who gave Balogun a red card is suspected of using replay assist improperly and slowing down the speed of the video that showed the collision between the U.S. star and the player from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The White House put together a team of elite lawyers to look into challenging soccer officials\u2019 use of replay review, OutKick founder Clay Travis reported.European soccer leaders blasted FIFA after the suspension reversal, claiming the decision hurts the \u201cintegrity\u201d of the game.\u201cWhen the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined,\u201d the Union of European Football Associations wrote. \u201cEqually, such decision creates a precedent in the ongoing tournament, where similar situations will now require an equal treatment, to the detriment of the competition.\u201dThe United States takes on Belgium at 7:00 p.m. ET on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nBelgium Shot Down On Appeal To Keep U.S. Star Sidelined As Europe\u2019s Tantrum Falls Short - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=988\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Belgium Shot Down On Appeal To Keep U.S. Star Sidelined As Europe\u2019s Tantrum Falls Short - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"American soccer star Folarin Balogun has been cleared once again to suit up on Monday night against Belgium as the European country\u2019s effort to keep the U.S. striker sidelined was shot down by the FIFA Appeal Committee.The FIFA committee ruled that Belgium\u2019s appeal of the decision to overturn Balogun\u2019s one-game suspension was \u201cinadmissible\u201d since Belgium was \u201cnot a party to the proceedings and, as such, has no standing to appeal the decision,\u201d The Athletic reported. 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