Belgium will not support Infantino unless it gets answers over Balogun red-card case
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- Belgium’s football federation said it will withhold support for Gianni Infantino’s FIFA re-election bid unless it receives satisfactory answers about the organization’s governance.
- The federation specifically questioned the handling of a red card issued to U.S. player Folarin Balogun at the World Cup.
Belgium will not support Gianni Infantino’s bid for another term as FIFA president unless the federation receives satisfactory answers about how the organization is run.
The Royal Belgian Football Association said its concerns focus particularly on the case involving a red card shown to American player Folarin Balogun at the World Cup.
The federation did not specify in the supplied statement what answers it expects, but linked its position to questions about FIFA’s governance and the handling of the Balogun case.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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