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Pochettino Praises FIFA Balogun U-Turn

Mauricio Pochettino praised FIFA's decision to suspend Folarin Balogun's one-game ban, calling the original red card that earned the ban 'completely unfair'.

Mauricio Pochettino hailed FIFA's shock decision to suspend Folarin Balogun's one-game ban on Sunday, reiterating his claim that the call to issue the US striker a red card was harsh. fishroad-app.com

"Everyone that really loves the sport and trusts ethics and integrity, I think we celebrate all that decision," Pochettino said. "We were punished enough against Bosnia Herzegovina to play with 10 men for 30 minutes because of a decision that was completely unfair. ... 99.9% of people agree there was an unfair red card."