Norway soccer president Lise Klaveness to file ethics complaint over USMNT red card overturn that included Trump appeal
New York Post • • sports
Key Points:
- Lise Klaveness, president of the Norwegian Football Federation, is urging her board to file a formal ethics complaint over the overturning of USMNT striker Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension.
- Klaveness criticized FIFA president Gianni Infantino, calling the suspension reversal an “error” influenced by external pressure, including intervention from U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Balogun was initially suspended for one game after receiving a red card, but FIFA overturned the ban citing Article 27, allowing him to play in the round of 16 against Belgium.
- Klaveness warned that bending rules due to political influence threatens the integrity of the game and stressed the importance of transparent, multi-member decision-making in disciplinary matters.
- She expressed concern that the suspension reversal was decided by a single FIFA official, disciplinary committee chair Mohammad Al Kamali, which she views as a flawed process given the external pressures involved.
