3 hours ago La Liga president Javier Tebas has criticised the "complicit silence" which surrounds Fifa aft United States striker Folarin Balogun was controversially spared from suspension astatine the 2026 World Cup.
Balogun was capable to play successful the 4-1 defeat to Belgium successful the past 16 aft Fifa's disciplinary committee opted to suspend his one-game ban for 12 months.
Uefa, which has been astatine loggerheads with Fifa implicit a fig of issues, powerfully criticised the determination connected Monday, calling it "unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable".
But extracurricular of Europe determination has been small sound astir Fifa's determination from shot officials.
Conmebol, the South American shot confederation, issued a connection to backmost its referee, Raphael Claus, aft US president Donald Trump called the Brazilian "a spot suspect".
But it did not criticise Fifa oregon Trump, who revealed he asked for the prohibition to beryllium reviewed.
Claus was the referee who showed Balogun the reddish paper against Bosnia-Herzegovia pursuing a video adjunct referee review.
Tebas said that the Balogun determination was the "tip of the iceberg" pursuing a bid of events which had been "eroding the credibility of Fifa and shot successful wide for galore years".
The 63-year-old accused Fifa of being a closed store successful which decisions person been made earlier immoderate ballot takes spot and without consultation with home leagues.
"And the worst of each is that overmuch of the shot satellite is alert of it, but excessively galore similar to support a complicit silence," Tebas said connected X.
"Because staying quiescent is much comfy than defending independence, transparency, and bully governance.
"World shot deserves institutions that are accountable, respect the rules, and govern with transparency - not done unilateral, discretionary, arbitrary decisions that erode the spot of fans, clubs, leagues, and players."
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