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The chair of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission, Kirsty Coventry, clarified on Tuesday that the body's Ethics Commission has not yet received any complaints regarding the conduct of the head of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, concerning the decision to rescind the red card given to American striker Folarin Balogun.
The lifting of Balogun's suspension before playing against Belgium in the World Cup took place after United States President Donald Trump asked Infantino, who has been an IOC member since 2020 as the leader of football's top international body, to intervene.
"Up to this moment, the IOC Ethics Commission has not received any complaints related to that matter. If it were to receive any, it would naturally study it in accordance with its usual procedures," Coventry explained at a press conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, following the meeting of the Olympic body's executive board.
When asked if she is concerned that there could be this type of political interference in Los Angeles 2028, the IOC official did not pass judgment and merely stated that they have been aware of what happened.
"Naturally, we have followed everything that has happened over the last few days with attention," she noted.
The former Zimbabwean swimmer recalled that in the case of the Olympic Games, there is a division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the highest authority for resolving disputes in this field, which would be in charge of addressing potential disciplinary or regulatory cases.
"That independent body has the responsibility to resolve, on an urgent basis, any legal controversy that may arise during the holding of the Games. That system will continue to function in exactly the same way in Los Angeles," Coventry emphasized.
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