And not to overturn automatic suspensions for red cards during a World Cup.

This is the first case in which a player who has gotten a red card during a tournament is then allowed to play the following game on the basis of a provision that was never used for that purpose in the past, which allows the disciplinary committee of FIFA to suspend the application of a sanction.

And in this case, they have decided to suspend the application of the one-match ban.

Questioning FIFA stance.

FIFA's governance is very much under the control of the FIFA president, the FIFA council, and that there is very little separation of powers and very little, in fact, independence from the side of the FIFA judicial body.

And this leads necessarily to suspicion and in addition to the fact that the use of an article that is out of the ordinary also compensates that suspicion.

So it's important to see this case not only for its narrow relevance to the current World Cup but it's a deeper issue in terms of the good governance of FIFA and this calls for a profound reform of that body.

And not to overturn automatic suspensions for red cards during a World Cup.

So this is the first case in which a, a player who has gotten a red card during a tournament is, uh, then allowed to play the following game, uh, on the basis of a provision that was never used for that purpose in the past, which allows the disciplinary committee of FIFA to suspend the application of a potent... of a sanction.

And in this case, they have decided to suspend the application of the one-match, uh, ban.

Questioning FIFA's stance.

FIFA's governance is very much under the control of the FIFA president, the FIFA council, and, uh, that there is very little separation of powers and very little, in fact, independence, um, from the side of the FIFA judicial body, and this leads necessarily to suspicion.

And in addition to the fact that the use of an article that is out of the ordinary also compounds that suspicion.

So it's important to see this case not only for its narrow relevance to the current World Cup, but it's a deeper issue in terms of the good governance of FIFA, and this calls for a profound reform of, of that body.