Masters, Webb criticise FIFA over Balogun red card controversy

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Two of the most powerful men in English football have joined forces to hit out at FIFA and the U-turn which allowed USA striker Folarin Balogun to play on at the World Cup last month, despite the red card which should have led to an automatic ban.

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Referees’ chief Howard Webb ‘really troubled’ by Folarin Balogun escaping World Cup ban

USA striker missed no matches after sending-off ‘Far too often now decisions are viewed as corrupt’ Howard Webb was “really troubled” by the decision of Fifa’s disciplinary committee to suspend Folarin Balogun’s ban for a red card during the World Cu…

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