FA considers Jarell Quansah’s red card appeal after Donald Trump's intervention on Folarin Balogun

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Jarrell Quansah was sent off in the 54th minute of Sunday's 3-2 win over Mexico following a high challenge on Jesus Gallardo.FA chiefs are “considering their options” over Jarell Quansah’s red card, following FIFA's controversial U-turn over USA striker Folarin Balogun's sending off against Bosnia-Herzegovina last week.The England defender was sent off against Mexico, which puts him out of Saturday’s quarter-final against Norway.There is no direct appeal process in this World Cup, even though England boss Thomas Tuchel was unhappy with the sending-off.However, the FA have seen Folarin Balogun’s one-match ban get suspended for 12 months after Trump’s intervention.England would have to present a case or grounds for the suspension to be overturned, which would have been remote until FIFA got involved in Balogun’s case.But now the door has been opened for other nations to do similar, and that is why the FA is thinking about taking further steps.Quansah was sent off in Sunday's match after a VAR review for a challenge on Mexico's Jesus Gallardo.The defender is now set to serve a one-game ban, meaning he will miss Saturday's quarter-final against Norway.Reflecting on Quansah's red card, former England internationals Gary Neville and Ian Wright were in agreement that his dismissal was the correct one, but said the FA should appeal it in light of the Balogun U-turn."It's [Quansah's] a red, but I think we should still appeal it because people are getting it overturned now,' Wright told The Stick to Football podcast."If you look at Balogun's one, Balogun isn't going in to break his ankle. It's just clumsy the way it's happened."I think Quansah has gone over the ball a bit but like he [Balogun] has got away with it so why can't England as this has opened up Pandora's box."I think Keir Starmer makes a call and even [French President Emmanuel] Macron for [Michael] Olise [who was booked in France's World Cup win against Paraguay ].

Make a call."Trump confirmed on Monday that he had personally asked FIFA president Gianni Infantino to "review" Balogun's World Cup red card.He said: "I saw the play… that [challenge by Balogun] wasn't a foul, that wasn't even an infraction, that was two guys running full speed that happened to crash into each other."These were two great athletes that got tangled up and this referee, who is a little bit suspect, if you check his past, he made a call that nobody could believe. He [Balogun] didn't do anything wrong and he's our best player, or one of our best players… and he [the referee] gave him a red card."It's very unfair, you can't do that.

I spoke to a man who's highly respected [Infantino] and by the way, whose level of respect has gone up 10-fold."This game [against Belgium ] would have a big mark on it if we lost [without Balogun]."No matter what happened, you have to let [teams] use their best players, and the game [against Belgium] is going to be amazing. If [Belgium] beat us, then they can be really proud."The other way [with Balogun banned] - if they beat us, we'll say it was… I'd say it was rigged, just like the election was rigged in 2020, but I won't get into that."Hours before the United States ’ Round of 16 matchup against Belgium, FIFA released a lengthy statement from the disciplinary committee, announcing that Balogun has been fined $40,000 in connection with the red card.The statement confirmed that the one-match suspension for Balogun’s red card has been delayed by one year.The disciplinary committee said that Balogun had been investigated by FIFA for two offenses: The red card, and then for re-entering the field to celebrate with his U.S. teammates, “despite his expulsion.”It is unclear whether the fine is related to the first offense or the second.