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FIFA reportedly to make rule change after USMNT's Folarin Balogun World Cup red card controversy
FIFA is reportedly set to abolish the rule that currently allows for red-card suspensions to be delayed and served in the future after this summer's World Cup controversy involving USMNT striker Folarin Balogun.
Fifa is set to propose a $3.4bn increase in the amount of money it hands out for football development across the world.
Gianni Infantino has been under heavy fire since the end of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and he hopes an increased financial distribution to member nations after a successful World Cup will help his station.
Gianni Infantino is about to finally sit around the table with his biggest critics who want to oust him as FIFA president. Infantino will on Thursday chair the first session of the 37-member FIFA Council since his secretive and divisive World Cup sell-off plan was revealed — and dropped within days — 11 weeks ago.
India’s football federation, AIFF, could receive ₹237 crore from FIFA over four years under a proposed $6.35 billion development fund, subject to approval by FIFA member associations.
FIFA will today rewrite the World Cup disciplinary rules to prevent another Folarin Balogun scandal – despite Gianni Infantino STILL insisting he did nothing wrong. At a Zurich meeting of
FIFA is set to amend its rules to prevent a repeat of the controversial reversal of the World Cup suspension issued to Folarin Balogun, sources have told ESPN.
While FIFA's U.S. operations are based in Florida, the governing body added an office in Trump Tower the year before the 2026 World Cup.
For the first time since FIFA President Infantino's plans for World Cup marketing fell through, the FIFA Council will meet in Zurich on Thursday. The Valais native will be the focus of attention.
FIFA will propose a $6.35 billion fund to its members for development between 2027 and 2030, including a boosted amount of $25 million for each association.