VAR on Trial: Balogun red card clouds USMNT’s World Cup hopes
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An opinion piece argues FIFA’s use of VAR failed after Folarin Balogun was sent off for a foul seen as accidental, criticizing referee Raphael Claus and VAR official Juan Ernesto Soto Arévalo for a non‑flagrant act, asserting Balogun should have received a yellow and that the lack of transparency and no appeal process undermines the World Cup’s credibility and the USMNT’s chances.
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