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Cristiano Ronaldo, Folarin Balogun And FIFA Reversing Red-Card Suspension, Explained

The United States men's national team will have its star striker Folarin Balogun available when it takes on Belgium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 16 at Seattle Stadium on Monday, and the Stars and Stripes have Cristiano Ronaldo to thank for that — sort of. Balogun scored but was later sent off with a red card in the USA's World Cup round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was a controversial card, resulting in a one-match suspension. But FIFA on Sunday reversed course and cleared Balogun to play for the Americans in their round of 16 match Monday against Belgium. So how is Ba...