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Red cards have more than tripled since the last World Cup, data show

In a reversal Sunday, FIFA announced that it was suspending U.S. striker Florian Balogun's one-game red-card ban, allowing the star player to compete in the U.S.'s World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday.

Red cards have more than tripled since the last World Cup, data show
Image: Phys.org
In a reversal Sunday, FIFA announced that it was suspending U.S. striker Florian Balogun's one-game red-card ban, allowing the star player to compete in the U.S.'s World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday.

Originally published at Phys.org

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