No, those are not at all contradictory, it is entirely consistent. Two things can be true at the same time: 1. There is no appeals process that USA (or any te

No, those are not at all contradictory, it is entirely consistent. Two things can be true at the same time: 1. There is no appeals process that USA (or any team) can initiate 2. There is a mechanism that FIFA can initiate to suspend a match ban at their discretion That is why it's a bad system; as long as it's initiated by FIFA, it will always be arbitrary and capricious.