1 hour ago The Football Association is considering whether to entreaty against England defender Jarell Quansah's reddish paper during the World Cup triumph implicit Mexico.
Quansah was sent off successful the 54th infinitesimal of Sunday's 3-2 triumph pursuing a precocious situation connected Jesus Gallardo.
As it was classed arsenic superior foul play, the Bayer Leverkusen defender could look a two-game ban.
The FA is considering its options aft United States prima striker Folarin Balogun had a reddish paper overturned pursuing intervention from US President Donald Trump.
Trump asked Fifa to reappraisal Balogun's one-match suspension aft helium was sent disconnected for a foul connected Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic successful the past 32.
The 25-year-old was acceptable to miss his side's last-16 necktie against Belgium connected Tuesday, but Fifa made the daze determination to suspend the automatic one-match prohibition for 12 months.
That led to wide disapproval wrong the game, including from European football's governing body, Belgium and England brag Thomas Tuchel.
The World Cup does not let appeals for reddish cards but Fifa officials invoked the nonfiction 27 clause successful their rules to suspend Balogun's ban.
That clause had ne'er been utilized earlier astatine the World Cup.
It efficaciously allows Fifa to marque immoderate determination it wants without having to conscionable immoderate different criteria.
It could spark a big of appeals, with the Athletic reporting, external France are challenging Michael Olise's yellowish paper during their triumph implicit Paraguay.
BBC Sport has approached the French Football Federation for comment.
The US authorities claimed Balogun's reddish paper was unfair due to the fact that determination was nary intent.
But intent was taken retired of football's laws galore years ago, and lone the effect of a situation is meant to beryllium considered.
Balogun's reddish paper itself was not rescinded - Fifa rules bash not let that. Effectively, the US striker, who has scored 3 goals for the co-hosts this tournament, received a sin-bin against Bosnia.
While the reddish paper could beryllium viewed arsenic harsh arsenic it was intelligibly accidentally, usually that benignant of studs-down-the-back-of-the-ankle situation would effect successful a sending off.
Quansah's was antithetic arsenic helium was sliding in, but akin successful that the facet for which helium was sent disconnected was an accidental studs-up challenge.
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