FIFA Plans Disciplinary Rule Change After Balogun Suspension U-Turn
FIFA is preparing to change its disciplinary rules after Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension was controversially overturned.
What we know
- The planned amendment is intended to stop a similar reversal happening again.
- Balogun had been handed a World Cup suspension before that punishment was later withdrawn.
- The case exposed a gap in FIFA’s current regulations on tournament bans and appeals.
- FIFA’s proposed rule change would aim to provide greater clarity over when a suspension can be reversed.
What happens next
FIFA must finalise and approve the revised regulations before they can be applied at future World Cup tournaments. The timing of the formal announcement has not yet been confirmed.
