Through the mediation of a star whom Trump loves, the England coach “jokingly” requests that Quansah’s expulsion be canceled | sports

The German England national team coach, Thomas Tuchel, mocked the cancellation of the suspension penalty imposed on Folarin Balogun, the American national team player, and jokingly opened the door to the possibility of repeating the situation with his player Jarel Quansa.

Quansa received a direct red card after returning to the video assistant technology during the match between England and Mexico in the round of 16 of the World Cup, after a violent intervention on Jesus Gallardo.

Tuchel mocks FIFA’s decision

Tuchel questioned the mechanism that led to the lifting of the suspension penalty for Balogun, who was in turn expelled in the United States match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32 after a similar intervention, before the FIFA Disciplinary Committee suddenly decided to cancel the suspension penalty for one match, which means that the player will be available to participate against Belgium in the last 16.

ABC News reported that US President Donald Trump contacted FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review Balogun’s punishment.

Tuchel said in a press conference about Balogun’s case, “To be very clear, I think it was not a red card, but the VAR intervened and obviously three people from the video crew and the referee reviewed it and their opinion was that it was a red card. So the decision was made.”

He added sarcastically, “Who canceled this decision? When? And on what basis? Where will this matter reach now? It is strange to me.”

The England coach continued, “We want consistency in decisions. I think that the yellow card against Declan Rice in the first minute is not deserved. Do we demand that it be cancelled? And does France demand that the yellow card for its player Michael Olisey against Paraguay be canceled? We can argue endlessly.”

“Ken the mediator”

After the match against Mexico, US President Donald Trump praised England captain Harry Kane, describing him as a “great player.”

The media exploited Trump’s praise to ask Tuchel whether Kane should pressure the US President and ask him to intervene to cancel Quansa’s suspension.

Tuchel replied, “Maybe, this is a good starting point,” and added about the possibility of filing an appeal, “Where does this matter begin and where does it end now? Can we cancel the decisions or not? What is happening?”

The German coach concluded, “The question I ask is where do we draw the dividing line? I have no answer to that. Where does this end now? Do we appeal if the yellow card is not deserved? Do we believe it is not a red card or who believes so? Where does this begin and where does it end?”