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Mauricio Pochettino Defends Folarin Balogun Ban Reversal

Pochettino defended lifting Balogun’s red-card ban before Monday’s World Cup Round of 16 tie against Belgium after a knockout match played short-handed. “If anyone was harmed in this whole situation, it was the United States,” he said. He added, “It’s not as if we’re benefiting” and “we aren’t victims, but we aren’t the villains of this story either.”