India, July 13 -- It has been a week since all three host nations crashed out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Round of 16. The United States bowed out with a 4-1 defeat to Belgium in Seattle, but the controversy surrounding FIFA's decision to overturn Folarin Balogun's suspension has refused to fade. Fresh details have now emerged about how the decision was made, fuelling renewed scrutiny over the governing body's disciplinary process.

According to a report in The Times, the decision to lift Balogun's automatic one-match suspension after his red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 was made by a single member of FIFA's Disciplinary Committee. The report claims committee chairman Mohammad Al Kamali of the United Arab E...