Belgian coach Rudi Garcia criticizes FIFA’s Balogun red card ban reversal: ‘It’s April Fools’

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Belgian coach Rudi Garcia criticized FIFA's reversal of U.S. national team forward Folarin Balogun's red card ban, calling the decision an 'April Fools' joke. The Belgian federation sees the suspension lift as a challenge to football's integrity and ethics.

After FIFA announced that U.S. national team forward Folarin Balogun would play in the Round of 16 after his one-game red-card ban was suspended, their opponent did not take the news well. “The Belgian federation isn’t just defending itself or the national team; it’s defending football in general — its integrity and its ethics,” Belgium…