With the one game red card suspension of your key player now revoked allowing him to play against Belgium tonight, you should refuse to suit Balogun for tonight's game..
The revoking of the ban after Trump's intervention in the matter to FIFA president Infantino
sets an unsavoury precedence.. And coming from the Host Ntion that is celebrating 250th Annivversary ,sullies good sportsmanship and integrity of the game and its wonderful spectacle.
It is a big ask for the Coach to keep the player seated, but he will have earned the respect of the entire Football(Soccer) Fraternity even this excludes the USA.
The International Referee Federation is being disrespected to the utmost as are the USA opponents Belgium and all countries and Confederations that are supporters of FIFA and its many codes that seek to maintain the integrity of the game.
But the global game will be much much better off if the USA coach refuses to play the player although he has been 'freed' from the red card under political and perhaps other pressures..
I do not expect Infantino to exclude the player however as serious consequuencies would follow,not the least is loss of job.
Whatever the outsome of this,CONFEDERATIONS of the FIFA should take a closer look at the FIFA president Infantino and seek his removal at the next Congress.
There is no sure thing of a win if Balogun is included and plays the game. But in this case it would be best for all that he does not play and keep the ingredient of integrity of the world's greatest game intact with better to come. If we subscribe to the idea that the game is bigger than that players,politicins,charlatans and administrator and others,then this player should ride the pine,
This reversal does not pass the smell Test.
