Folarin Balogun says he knew FIFA decision to lift red card suspension would "cause a lot of controversy"
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"Folarin Balogun says he knew FIFA decision to lift red card suspension would "cause a lot of controversy"" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (2)
- ‘Trump screwed them’: Criticism mounts for Donald Trump after Folarin Balogun comments Yahoo Sports · 91d ago
- US star Balogun knew red card reversal would ‘cause a lot of controversy’ Al Jazeera · 91d ago
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