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Belgian FA Rejects Infantino FIFA Bid Over Balogun Case

9/8/2026

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The Royal Belgian Football Association will not support Gianni Infantino’s FIFA presidential bid.
RBFA said Infantino mishandled Folarin Balogun’s red-card suspension for the 2026 World Cup.
RBFA condemned the opaque $4.2 billion FIFA Forward Enterprise plan to sell World Cup stakes.
President Pascale Van Damme said FIFA has not provided satisfactory justification for either issue.
RBFA asked the Balogun case be discussed at the FIFA Council meeting on Oct. 15.

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The Royal Belgian Football Association will not support Gianni Infantino’s FIFA presidential bid.
RBFA said Infantino mishandled Folarin Balogun’s red-card suspension for the 2026 World Cup.
RBFA condemned the opaque $4.2 billion FIFA Forward Enterprise plan to sell World Cup stakes.
President Pascale Van Damme said FIFA has not provided satisfactory justification for either issue.
RBFA asked the Balogun case be discussed at the FIFA Council meeting on Oct. 15.