FIFA在賽前其實有禁賽美國隊兩人
但不是球員
FIFA Quietly Suspended Two U.S. Soccer Officials Before Belgium Match
FIFA悄悄在對比利時戰前禁賽兩名美國足協官員
The team manager and head of security were suspended ahead of Monday night’s lo ss in Seattle.
球隊經理與安全主管在週一晚間於西雅圖敗給比利時之前遭到停職
FIFA suspended two U.S. Soccer officials ahead of Monday night’s 4–1 loss to B elgium in Seattle, quietly announcing the bans on its website.
FIFA在美國隊週一晚間於西雅圖以1比4敗給比利時之前，暫停了兩名美國足協官員的職務，並低調地在官方網站公布這項處分
The officials were team manager Sam Zapatka and U.S. Soccer vice president of se curity Frank Pannell.
遭到停職的官員分別是球隊經理Sam Zapatka，以及美國足協安全副總裁Frank Pannell
The exact reason why Zapatka and Pannell were suspended isn’t clear, though it may be related to FIFA’s controversial handling of Folarin Balogun’s red card.
Zapatka與Pannell遭到停職的確切原因尚不清楚，但可能與FIFA對Folarin Balogun紅牌事件的爭議性處理有關
A spokesperson for U.S. Soccer acknowledged the suspensions but declined to comm ent on them, directing questions to FIFA, which did not comment.
美國足協發言人證實兩人遭到停職，但拒絕進一步評論，並將相關問題交由FIFA回應，而FI FA則未發表任何評論。
FIFA released three separate “disciplinary previews” for Monday’s games. The first included Balogun’s suspension, the second listed only players and coaches who had yellow cards but not Balogun, and the third listed Zapatka and Pannell.
FIFA針對週一的比賽發布了三份不同版本的「紀律預告」。第一份包含Balogun的停賽資訊；第二份僅列出領到黃牌的球員與教練，沒有Balogun；第三份則列出了Zapatka與Pannell。
The two updates were the only two updated disciplinary previews for the entire t ournament; every other match day just has a single disciplinary preview listed.
這兩次更新是整個賽事期間僅有的兩次紀律預告更新，其他所有比賽日都只有一份紀律預告。
Pannell and Zapatka appear to be the only two federation officials who were disc iplined at this World Cup, according to FIFA’s website, although several coache s received yellow cards.
根據FIFA官網資料，Pannell與Zapatka似乎是本屆世界盃唯一受到紀律處分的足協官員，雖然有數名教練曾領到黃牌。
Zapatka has been a regular on the pitch for U.S. Soccer dating back years and wa s on the sidelines for the U.S. matches before Monday night’s loss. His LinkedI n page says he worked for the federation in a variety of roles since 2015 before being promoted to men’s national team manager in 2020.
Zapatka多年來一直是美國足協在場邊的固定成員，在週一晚間輸給比利時之前的美國隊比賽中，他也都在場邊待命，他的LinkedIn資料顯示，他自2015年起就在美國足協擔任多項職務，並於2020年升任男子國家隊經理。
It was Zapakta, for example, who formed the group chat where the 2026 World Cup players were informed they made the roster.
例如就是由Zapatka建立了群組聊天，通知2026年世界盃入選球員他們已正式進入名單。
Pannell has said that he worked for the Secret Service and CIA before transition ing to a career in private security.
Pannell曾表示，他在轉任私人安全領域之前，曾任職於美國特勤局與中央情報局CIA
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