15 October 2026 12:58 am WAT
BBC Sport understands there is a proposal on the table at the council to change the disciplinary code and prevent a repeat of the Balogun situation, an unprecedented scenario which meant the US striker did not miss a game after being sent off in the World Cup.
If approved, it will be expressly noted in the regulations that an automatic one-match ban for a red card cannot be suspended.
Questions have been raised over the process which led to Balogun having his ban suspended.
US President Donald Trump said he called Infantino to get the ban rescinded, which raised serious concerns over political interference.
A proposal has been put forward to add to Article 27 of the regulations a list of instances whereby a ban cannot be suspended.
This would include an automatic one-game ban for a red card.
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