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Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:34 am to NighthawkDawg
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Trump just completely muddies the waters by getting involved due to the lack of transparency from FIFA
He muddies the waters in what way, exactly? It’s on FIFA if they lack transparency, not the president of a nation. He is not a part of the sport’s governing body.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:34 am to bbap
Sure, this of course goes back to FIFA being extremely inconsistent and their refs being as poor as NFL refs.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:34 am to DByrd2
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:35 am to DByrd2
All he had to do was say a simple Thank You for making the right decision.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:35 am to MetArl15
He obviously knows zero about soccer but he's mostly correct in his assessment.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:36 am to NighthawkDawg
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Trump just completely muddies the waters by getting involved due to the lack of transparency from FIFA
Trump muddies the waters because FIFA isn't transparent?
Sounds like FIFA is muddying the water
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:36 am to Bluefin
Absolutely a huge part of the narrative from Europeans ever since the red card, before the suspension of the card even occurred, was them loving this position of superiority over us dumb American fans who don’t understand what an obvious red card is and don’t understand how the rules work.
That’s obviously only been exacerbated by this new ruling. But it really is a reaction that says more about them and their gatekeeping of the game and inferiority complex about America than it does about us.
That’s obviously only been exacerbated by this new ruling. But it really is a reaction that says more about them and their gatekeeping of the game and inferiority complex about America than it does about us.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:36 am to NighthawkDawg
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If we want to combat European whining about "integrity"
You're one of the few on this board who cares about what Europeans think. Everyone else is calling them names and laughing at them.
My view of the USMNT isn't dependent on what people on the other side of the pond think.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:36 am to SCLibertarian
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They resent the United States as a whole and they resent this World Cup being a resounding success so far. If this were Cape Verde they'd be applauding.
I think there's too much truth in this. To most Europeans who haven't been here for the resounding success that the 26 World Cup has been, the US is a corrupt cesspool ruled by dictatorial fiat. So, the suspension of the red card is seen as blatant corruption and OMG TRUMP.
Had this been Cape Verde, as you mentioned, the decision would have been applauded.
I'm beyond disappointed in Belgium. FIFA changed their tune - which they do when the wind blows the right way. Belgium should relish the opportunity to beat the US's 11 best on the pitch. Their overall mentality facing this is one of weakness. I hope the US wins 3-0, and Balogun is a total red herring.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:37 am to tigerfan88
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Absolutely a huge part of the narrative from Europeans ever since the red card, before the suspension of the card even occurred, was them loving this position of superiority over us dumb American fans who don’t understand what an obvious red card is and don’t understand how the rules work
Despite people like Mark Clattenburg disagreeing with them. Nope, stupid Americans don't know the rules.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:39 am to RoyalAir
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think there's too much truth in this
Eh it's the internet and they always bring out the worst, just look around and see how many people are having a blast at this World Cup
Proof that people are mostly chill with each other it's just media elites and government pricks that try to divide us
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:39 am to NighthawkDawg
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My problem is we had an extremely solid case and still do, Trump just completely muddies the waters by getting involved due to the lack of transparency from FIFA
Your TDS is flaring up.
Go take a refreshing nap and reset to enjoy one of the best world cups in history.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:42 am to NighthawkDawg
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Proof that people are mostly chill with each other it's just media elites and government pricks that try to divide us
No doubt. The comments on Sky Sports and ESPN FC on YouTube are full of euro outrage, and hoping that Belgium rights a grievous wrong. Lots and lots if pearl clutching.
Nevermind that Balogun was getting beaten up and clutched all game against Bosnia, and nothing was ever called in his favor. That game was an officiating nightmare.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:45 am to NighthawkDawg
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All he had to do was say a simple Thank You for making the right decision.
That was literally all his tweet said.
“Thank you FIFA for reversing a great injustice.”
You just WANT to be whiny and offended. Same for the soccer/sports/mass media.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:53 am to MetArl15
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The suspended sentence happened after a call from the president and it favored the host nation.
There is no way for any of us to link it causally. But everything is true.
A Venezuelan ref gives the only red card for similar incident without a process of appeals.
That looks like corruption.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 11:03 am to MetArl15
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But I didn’t think it was very good because it was not good.
I agree.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 11:06 am to tigerfan88
quote:Like the fact that we call it soccer because when the laws were put into place, the country who started it called it soccer (association football) to differentiate it from the already established sport of rugger (rugby football).
says more about them and their gatekeeping of the game and inferiority complex about America than it does about us.
They brought the game over with a name for it that we still use today which worked for us because we had a new game at the time that was all the rage that we called Football (American Football). Soccer was still a term across the pond widely used until the lat 1970's. Funny that the Socceroos and Le Soccer Canadian seem to be given a slide. Just another example of stupid Americans not understanding the game.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 11:27 am to TideCPA
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Long story short, everything is on the up and up and Infantino hears from heads of state and other stakeholders all the time.
Move on.
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