АНУ-ын довтлогч Фоларин Балогуны торгуулийг цуцалсан ФИФА-гийн шийдвэрт Бельгийн тал албан ёсоор гомдол гаргаж, уг үйл явцын ил тод бус байдлыг шүүмжиллээ.
Босни ба Херцеговины эсрэг тоглолтод улаан хуудас авсан Фоларин Балогуны нэг тоглолтын торгуулийг ФИФА өчигдөр сахилгын дүрмийн 27 дугаар зүйлийн дагуу 12 сараар хойшлуулж, түүнийг өнөө орой Бельгийн эсрэг болох шөвгийн 16-гийн тоглолтод оролцох боломжтой болгосон юм. Энэхүү шийдвэр нь ДАШТ-ий түүхэнд урьд хожид гараагүй явдал болсон бөгөөд хэвлэлүүдийн мэдээлж буйгаар АНУ-ын ерөнхийлөгч Дональд Трамп ФИФА-гийн тэргүүн Жанни Инфантинотой холбогдож нөлөөлсөн гэх хардлага төрүүлээд байна.
Бельгийн хөлбөмбөгийн холбоо (RBFA) уг шийдвэрийн талаар тайлбар хүссэн боловч ФИФА холбогдох баримт бичгийг ирүүлэхийн оронд Бельгийн хүсэлтийг давж заалдах өргөдөл хэмээн үзэж, хянан хэлэлцэх хугацааг ердөө хэдхэн цагаар хязгаарлажээ. Түүнчлэн тоглолтын өмнөх зохион байгуулалтын уулзалтын үеэр ФИФА тоглогчдын автоматаар торгуулах заалтыг танилцуулгаас санаатайгаар хассан нь Бельгийн талын эгдүүцлийг хүргэв.
Бельгийн хөлбөмбөгийн холбоо ФИФА-гийн энэхүү үйлдлийг шударга өрсөлдөөний зарчимд харшилж байна хэмээн үзэж, Фоларин Балогуны тоглолтод оролцох эрхийг албан ёсоор эсэргүүцэхээ мэдэгдлээ. Тэд тоглолтын үр дүн ямар байхаас үл хамааран шударга ёс, хөлбөмбөгийн нийтлэг эрх ашгийг хамгаалахын тулд цаашид тэмцэхээ илэрхийлээд байна.
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Belgium have confirmed they will appeal the decision to suspend USA striker Folarin Balogun’s one-match ban and outlined their unhappiness with FIFA’s lack of transparency.
FIFA yesterday invoked Article 27 of its disciplinary code to downgrade Balogun’s sanction, handed out following the player’s red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina for a studs up challenge on Tarik Muharemovic, opting instead to suspend the punishment for 12 months.
It was an unprecedented move at a World Cup and, as it stands, means Balogun can play for the USA against Belgium in their round-of-16 clash tonight.
Reports suggest FIFA was lobbied by US president Donald Trump, a friend of Gianni Infantino, to use Article 27 and make Balogun available. Trump later thanked FIFA for “reversing a great injustice” in a post on Truth Social.
The Belgian Football Association (RBFA) immediately outlined their dissatisfaction and confirmed it was examining its options.
That has now been formalised in the way of an appeal, although that has been made more complicated by FIFA’s unwillingness to co-operate with their own process.
Belgium unhappy at FIFA actions
An RBFA statement read: “After learning through media reports of FIFA’s decision to lift the automatic suspension of player Balogun, the RBFA sent a letter to FIFA requesting a copy of the decision, an explanation of the process that had been followed, and setting out its position regarding the applicable regulations.
“As its only response, FIFA sent a letter to the RBFA stating that it considered this correspondence to constitute an appeal, that a judge had been appointed, and that the RBFA had only a few hours to complete that appeal. No information whatsoever was provided by FIFA.
“For an appeal to be admissible, FIFA’s own regulations state that the reasoned decision must first have been communicated to the appellant. While the RBFA was merely seeking legitimate explanations, FIFA itself created an appeal and immediately ensured that it would be declared inadmissible.”
It continued: “All of this occurred while FIFA simultaneously refused to respond to the RBFA’s legitimate requests. Furthermore, during the match coordination meeting, FIFA deliberately removed the section concerning the automatic suspension of players from its presentation. This topic had nonetheless been part of all such meetings before each of the previous four matches. The RBFA questioned FIFA, both orally and in writing, about the reasons for this change, yet once again received no response.
“To be clear, as of this moment, the RBFA has still not received any decision or any explanation from FIFA regarding this matter. It therefore has no alternative but to challenge the player’s eligibility for the upcoming match.
“Regardless of the sporting outcome of this match, the RBFA is deeply concerned by the course of events and will continue to fight in the coming hours, days and months in defence of the fundamental principles of ethics, fair competition, and the interests of football as a whole.”
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