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    FIFA proposes barring suspension of automatic bans after Balogun case

    FIFA is set to put a proposal to its Council in Zurich on Thursday, 15 October, that would stop automatic one-match bans from being suspended. It follows the Balogun case, in which a US forward played a World Cup round-of-16 match after a red card.

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