MIAMI: FIFA will allow United States striker Folarin Balogun to play in their World Cup last-16 clash with Belgium on Monday (Jul 6) after\u00a0suspending his ban for a red card\u00a0in the previous round, citing Article 27 of the world ruling body’s Disciplinary Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s what you need to know about Article 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 27 allows FIFA to suspend the implementation of a disciplinary sanction. The sanction itself remains in force but does not have to be served immediately unless the suspension is later revoked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The article allows FIFA’s judicial bodies to suspend the implementation of all or part of a disciplinary sanction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the code does not mention the circumstances in which a judicial body may decide to suspend a sanction. FIFA’s judicial bodies include the Disciplinary Committee and the Appeal Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sanctioned player is placed on a probationary period of between one and four years. If the player commits another infringement of a similar nature during the probationary period, the suspended sanction is automatically reactivated in addition to any new disciplinary sanction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Balogun’s match ban was suspended for a probationary period of one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The only disciplinary measures that cannot be suspended are those related to match manipulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Disciplinary Committee is composed of a chairperson, a deputy chairperson and additional members. The chairperson and deputy chairperson must be qualified lawyers. The committee takes its decisions in the presence of at least three members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Committee members are elected by the FIFA Congress for terms lasting four years and for a maximum of three terms. Mohammad Al Kamali of the United Arab Emirates is currently the chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The article was previously Article 26 when the Disciplinary Code was updated in 2019. It became Article 27 in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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