{"id":4346,"date":"2026-07-12T13:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4346"},"modified":"2026-07-12T13:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:54:18","slug":"european-lawmakers-demand-investigation-into-fifa-president-over-u-s-red-card-reversal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4346","title":{"rendered":"European Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into FIFA President Over U.S. Red Card Reversal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">The Union of European Football Associations, the governing body of soccer in Europe, wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/news-media\/news\/02a7-2109c8e9ef81-de5a993db109-1000--uefa-statement-on-the-balogun-case\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">statement<\/a> that the reversal \u201ccrossed a red line,\u201d calling it \u201cunjustifiable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cWhen the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined,\u201d the organization said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Wednesday\u2019s letter was the second members of the European Parliament have sent in recent days raising questions about Infantino\u2019s ethics and pressing for decisions the organization has made in connection with Trump to be investigated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">In another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/29\/MEP-Letter-Calling-for-Inquiry-into-Infantino-and-FIFA-Peace-Prize.pdf\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">letter<\/a> last week, 50 members of the body wrote to Infantino himself and members of the FIFA council voicing their support for an ethics complaint filed by nonprofit organization FairSquare regarding Infantino\u2019s decision to award Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize in December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cPerhaps the most troubling development of the tournament has been FIFA&#8217;s decision to award the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to Donald Trump,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. 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