Norway to file FIFA ethics complaint over Balogun red card
By The BriefBrief
Norway’s football chief says Norway will back and lodge an ethics complaint with FIFA over Balogun’s overturned World Cup ban.
WHO:Lise Klaveness and the Norwegian football federation (NFF)
WHAT:Klaveness said Norway will seek board backing and lodge a formal complaint with FIFA’s Ethics Committee over Folarin Balogun’s World Cup ban.
WHEN:Jul 23, 2026 at 6:51 AM ET
WHERE:Norway
WHY:The complaint is prompted by the Balogun red-card suspension being overturned, which Klaveness said should not have happened and put the game at risk.
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