British MP Noah Law has urged FIFA president Gianni Infantino to postpone the ban on England defender Jarrell Quaassa, arguing he should be allowed to play in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway.Coussa was sent off in the second half of England’s last-16 tie against Mexico at the Aztec Stadium for a tackle on Jesus Gallardo. England were leading 2-1 at the time, having scored both of Jude Bellingham’s first-half goals.In a letter to Infantino, Law said Quasa deserved a red card but questioned why England should not receive the same treatment given to United States forward Folarin Balogun by FIFA.Noah Law wrote in a letter to Infantino: “While I believe that Jarrell Cuanza was right to receive the red card and that refereeing rules must be applied consistently, I believe that it is right to defer his suspension until the end of this World Cup.”Law mentioned that after US forward Balogun was sent off in the round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, FIFA decided to lift Balogun’s one-game suspension. Balogun was shown a red card and received an automatic one-match ban for awkwardly stepping on Tarik Muharemovic’s right ankle during the United States’ 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.US President Donald Trump later asked FIFA to review the decision and allow Balogun to face Belgium. FIFA lifted his ban on Sunday, allowing him to play in the last 16.“We are aware that a similar situation occurred earlier in the tournament when U.S. forward Folarin Balogun received a red card in the round of 32. The integrity of any major international event depends not only on players and officials following the rules, but also on those rules being applied equally to all participating nations. I believe we cannot justify a situation in which one player benefits from a delayed suspension while another player under substantially similar circumstances does not,” Law said in the statement.FIFA’s shock decision knocked out the hosts’ next World Cup opponents Belgium. It also has fans and political leaders around the world going crazy over the impact President Donald Trump might have on this extremely rare ruling.
