Controversy after World Cup red card overturned
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Alex Ritson, and in the early hours of Monday 6th July, these are our main stories. A World Cup red card turns into a Trump card. The US President successfully lobbies FIFA to suspend a one-match ban on the American team's top striker, Follerin Balogun. Raging wildfires found by strong winds create inferno-like conditions in large parts of southern Europe. Three sons of the assassinated Iranian supreme leader join mourners at his funeral, but his successor and other son, Mojtaba, isn't there.
Also in this podcast... These particular ones, they're shiny, and if they'd come back in through the atmosphere, as space junk often does, they should be a bit scorched and charred. They shouldn't be quite so shiny.
The mysterious metallic balls that have washed up in Australia. At the Men's Football World Cup, the teams are slowly being whittled down in the knockout matches, but there's been controversy off the pitch. The US star striker, Folloran Balogun, has been cleared to play in the co-host's showdown with Belgium, despite getting a red card in the last match that should have earned him a one-match ban. The suspension was reportedly overturned after President Trump phoned FIFA, which runs the World Cup. Earlier, I spoke to our sports correspondent, John Bennett, who's in the US for the World Cup. I asked him what happened with the red card and what the Belgian team think about it. This is the big talking point on the TV stations here and out on the streets where I am in Philadelphia amongst USA fans.
The star man with three goals suddenly available again. He was showing that straight red card for a foul on a Bosnia-Herzegovina defender. But I have to say the general consensus from pundits and former referees was that the decision of showing him a red card was harsh. He accidentally stepped on the player's ankle. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, was among those who demanded the decision be reviewed. The red card should have meant a one-game ban, but now, as you say, FIFA say that will be suspended so he can play. And it's very controversial. You mentioned Belgium. They are furious. Their manager, Rudi Garcia, today said in the press conference he wondered if it was April Fool's Day. The Belgian FA say they're astonished.
They're considering all potential options. There is no precedent of this happening at a World Cup. There is a precedent pre-World Cup. You may remember this. Cristiano Ronaldo was red-carded in one of the final qualifying matches for Portugal. But FIFA suspended a two-game ban for him for a year. But yeah, massive talking point here. Big story in the US. And I thought you weren't allowed to appeal against a red card. If you've got a red card, you've got a red card. This is the accusation that's being made towards FIFA that they're making up the rules as they go along because that's what everybody thought, that you weren't able to appeal this. But they are pointing to the regulations which say this can be overturned.
It's at their discretion. They're also saying it's independent, despite some of the speculation around this decision. And yes, Balogun will be able to play in this game. It's a massive boost for the USA, although Maurizio Pochettino himself has said It's great news, but we're getting this a bit late because I'm sure he'd planned for the game without his star striker. Now he's putting him in. It's a great bonus, but it will change his plans. Moving to news on the pitch, a dramatic match between Norway and Brazil today. Massive disappointment for Brazil. Their earliest exit from a World Cup since 1990, and it was a poor performance in terms of how much of the ball they had, how much possession they had, and the chances they wasted.
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