Afghanistan, July 9 -- Pressure is mounting on FIFA President Gianni Infantino after more than 70 members of the European Parliament called for an independent investigation into FIFA's decision to suspend the automatic one-match ban imposed on United States forward Folarin Balogun during the FIFA World Cup.
According to The Athletic, 72 members of the European Parliament wrote to the presidents of football associations in the European Union's 27 member states on Thursday, July 9, urging them to seek an independent review of FIFA's disciplinary decision and whether it complied with the organization's rules on political neutrality.
The lawmakers said the case had raised broader concerns about the independence of FIFA's judicial process and ...