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UEFA president Ceferin boycotted World Cup final after disagreements with FIFA

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July 20 : UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin refused to attend Sunday’s World Cup final following a series of disagreements between the European governing body and FIFA over disciplinary procedures, refereeing logistics, and match operations, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

A central point of contention was FIFA's decision to suspend the implementation of an automatic one-match ban for United States forward Folarin Balogun following a red card.

The saga became one of the tournament’s biggest controversies, drawing condemnation from the European football body, which said FIFA had "crossed a red line."

Another reason for Ceferin's absence was the case of Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan being unable to take part in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.

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