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FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the sport's disciplinary process amid criticism following the suspension of Folarin Balogun's World Cup red card ban, a decision praised by U.S.
President Donald Trump but condemned by UEFA as "unprecedented and unjustifiable."

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the sport's disciplinary process amid criticism following the suspension of Folarin Balogun's World Cup red card ban, a decision praised by U.S. President Donald Trump but condemned by UEFA as "unprecedented and unjustifiable."

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