西甲联赛主席哈维尔·特巴斯于周二称国际足联对美国前锋弗洛林·巴洛贡世界杯红牌的处理是“足球史上最严重的事件”，并批评了该管理机构的管理方式。
LaLiga President Javier Tebas on Tuesday called FIFA's handling of US striker Folarin Balogun's World Cup red card the “most serious incident in the history of football,” criticizing the governing body's management.
在世界杯三十二分之一决赛中，美国队以2对0战胜波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那，巴洛贡因对塔里克·穆哈雷莫维奇的一次犯规而被罚下场。他本应自动停赛一场。
Balogun was sent off during the United States' 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup round of 32 for a challenge on Tarik Muharemovic. He was due to serve an automatic one-match suspension.
然而，国际足联纪律委员会随后将该处罚变更为缓刑一年、缓期执行一场的处罚，从而允许巴洛贡在十六分之一决赛中对阵比利时。
However, FIFA's disciplinary committee later converted the punishment into a one-match suspended ban with a one-year probation period, allowing Balogun to face Belgium in the round of 16.
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普随后证实，他曾致电国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺，要求其重新审查停赛决定，同时表示他并未告诉因凡蒂诺该做出何种决定。国际足联坚称其纪律委员会是独立做出该决定的。
US President Donald Trump subsequently confirmed that he had called FIFA President Gianni Infantino and asked him to review the suspension, while saying he had not told Infantino what decision to make. FIFA maintained that its disciplinary committee made the decision independently.
特巴斯在伦敦举行的国际职业足球运动员联合会（FIFPRO）活动上表示：“我们看到国际足联竟然因为一个国家的元首给国际足联主席打了电话，就推翻了一张红牌。”
“We have FIFA, which has overturned a red card because the president of a country called the FIFA president,” Tebas said at a FIFPRO event in London.
“这是足球史上最严重的事件。我认为，要解决这个问题，必须明确处理好治理问题。”巴洛贡随后在对阵比利时的比赛中出场，但美国队在十六分之一决赛中以1比4失利遭到淘汰。“因凡蒂诺时代已经结束”在8月9日发表的法国《世界报》采访中，特巴斯就已经呼吁国际足联更换领导层并改善治理。
“This is the most serious incident in the history of football. I think that, for this to be resolved, the issue of governance has to be addressed clearly.”Balogun subsequently played against Belgium, but the US was eliminated following a 4-1 defeat in the round of 16. 'Infantino era is over'
在此之前，围绕向私人投资者出售包括世界杯在内的国际足联赛事股份计划的争议引发了广泛关注。国际足联于8月1日放弃了该计划。
Tebas had already called for new leadership and governance at FIFA in an interview with French newspaper Le Monde published on Aug. 9. His comments followed controversy over a plan to sell stakes in FIFA competitions, including the World Cup, to private investors.
特巴斯说：“对我而言，詹尼·因凡蒂诺的时代早就过去了。”他认为，他的担忧不仅限于最近的争议，还反映了他所描述的国际足联长期存在的管理风格。他说：“詹尼·因凡蒂诺并不是一个对足球发展有所贡献的人。”“恰恰相反，他的项目正在摧毁这项运动的本质：各国联赛。”
FIFA abandoned the plan on Aug. 1. “For me, Gianni Infantino's time has long since passed,” Tebas said, arguing that his concerns went beyond the recent controversy and reflected what he described as a long-standing style of management at FIFA. “Gianni Infantino is not someone who contributes to the growth of football,” he said. “On the contrary, his projects are destroying the very essence of the sport: the national leagues.”
“足球并非只属于精英阶层。对我来说，因凡蒂诺的时代已经结束了。”
“Football is not limited to the elite. For me, the Infantino era is over.”