Mark
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@babybeginner @jk_rowling He’s actually a retarded deviant. And bloody dangerous. Surprised he’s not been locked up already.
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‘If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction.’ Me, 2020
Can you see it yet?
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@CSOracle1 @Gryffix And yet North Vietnam somehow managed to achieve their objectives and the U.S failed in theirs. Strange how your history never taught you that.
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@CSOracle1 @Gryffix Silly cunt. If we’re going there you got your arse handed to you by a bunch of rice farmers in Vietnam.
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Objectively the funniest thing the ref could do at the US - Belgium game is immediately giving Balogun a red card.
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@Masq811 @scottallancole Yep. A load of fat blokes in helmets and shoulder pads. Bunch of fairies!
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@scottallancole There is a reaso American football hasn't taken off.. globally.. its right there in the fucking name..
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In soccer, you can get kicked out of a game and then suspended for the next game for accidentally stepping on someone's foot.
In American Football, you pretty much have to get in a legit fight, bump a ref, get multiple unsportsmanlike penalties, etc to get kicked out of a game, AND you still get to play the next game in all likelihood, unless it was really flagrant.
This is why there is such a gulf between how most Americans view this silly red card nonsense, and apparently the rest of the world.
Combine that with all the diving and drama queen reactions we see in soccer, it's no wonder it just doesn't catch on in the U.S.
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I’m asking genuinely because I don’t know anything about soccer:
Didn’t they suspend Ronaldo’s suspension similarly to this so he could play in the World Cup?
Was there this level of outrage for that?
Polymarket Sports@PolymarketSport
🚨JUST IN: Wayne Rooney on Balogun's suspended red card: "It's an absolute disgrace. Infantino should be ashamed of this. The sportsmanship of the game is in question here."
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@MinnOrchia @DaveWil05666003 @jk_rowling Trust all of us with working eyes fella when I say that no one is mistaking you for a woman.
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@DaveWil05666003 @jk_rowling Excluded from toilets, changing rooms, hospital wards etc.
We can't use men's facilities because we are not men. We are women.
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'Who does it hurt if we make every space mixed-sex?'
This is who it hurts: the most vulnerable, those without power and influence, the invisible people politicians don't bother to consider when chasing likes and photo ops. If this girl or an adult acting on her behalf wants to take legal action, contact jkrwf.org
Scottish Express@ScotExpress
Pleas of orphaned 13-year-old girl at St Mary's Kenmure ignored after being locked up with older teenage male offenders scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/…
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And if it wasn’t for America the insignia on the pub would be written in German.
No Context Brits@NoContextBrits
America is 250 years old. This pub is 1,466 years old.
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@jltho @Mike556553251 So checking for point of contact then. It also says ‘ in general it should’ not that you must. The red card hasn’t been overturned so clearly the VAR got it right.
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It was a no-call on the field. VAR then relied on slow-motion and freeze frames, contrary to FIFA guidance, to portray the challenge as excessively forceful and dangerous.
They also failed to show the full sequence. Balogun was airborne because Bosnia fouled him first. They only showed the moment his right foot came down, stripping away the context that led to the contact.
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To all the Europeans clutching their pearls over this after spending the last several days Eurosplaining the sport to us, let me explain it to you.
Even if Balogun deserved a red (he didn’t), the referee misused VAR under FIFA’s own rules. That resulted in a red card that couldn’t be appealed.
FIFA then correctly used Article 27 to review and suspend the ban because the initial VAR error led to an unappealable decision.
Alfie | HITC Sevens@HITCSevens
This makes a mockery of the whole tournament. If the USMNT win, Belgium will have every right to feel cheated, meanwhile the USA’s victory - by their best ever generation of players - will forever be tainted by accusations of favouritism and corruption. It’s bad for everyone.
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@zapcitytx @SamJDean @JPW_NBCSports So why hasn’t the Red card been rescinded you halfwit? You yankees are thicker than a submarine door.
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@SamJDean @JPW_NBCSports “He got a red card and the VAR concluded that it was a red card.” Incorrect. He got nothing from the on field referee. VAR improperly intervened by only showing a slo-mo replay and suggested the referee change his initial on-field decision. Bad process overall but correct result.
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Norway manager Stale Solbakken with a very strong reponse to Folarin Balogun's red card being suspended.
"It is a big mistake by FIFA. It is not a great conclusion. He got a red card and the VAR concluded that it was a red card. That means you are suspended for one game.
"I think what is really bad about that situation is, if the USA beat Belgium, they will always have that extra thing about it.
"The Belgians will be furious. What about the next red card? What happens there? Will some committee take it away? It’s a bad, bad, bad, bad decision that will hurt the World Cup and the United States."
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@A2Booch @SamJDean @peterrutzler No they absolutely didn’t. Jesus Christ VAR analyse everything from every angle real time and slow it down. Happens all the time. This your first time watching football?
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@SamJDean @peterrutzler The problem is that VAR used things in a way that is explicitly outlawed. So the outrage should be at FIFA for not rescinding it immedialtely after the game
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Let's have some predictions for the England Game I say 2 nil England
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@RichardMotzkin @ussoccer There’s no appeal process for a red card you half wit. The ref card stands and the ban is suspended.
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That is incorrect. There is an appeal process via the Disciplinary Committee, @ussoccer went through it and, in my opinion, the correct result was achieved due to an incorrect application of the VAR rules, general equity and past precedent.
As for Belgium, they should not be benefitted by a wrong decision nor should they want to play a short-handed team. All countries in a World Cup tournament should have confidence in their team and desire to beat an opponent at full strength, simple.
D v H@DvH_NorthEast
@RichardMotzkin @FIFAcom @balogun @USMNT Absolute nonsense. Wether it's a sending off or not, he was shown a red card. There's no appeal during the tournament so he should be banned. This is more corruption from FIFA, but we shouldn't be surprised.
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@AdamRichman @RobertoRojas97 Nationalistic bias you say? You should talk Adam.
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Disappointing take blinded by nationalistic bias.
The team is not without quality - Enciso, Gill etc
But they are/were shameful, awful, anti-football & the World Cup is better without them.
And let’s not pretend that they qualified for 2030 because they are a talented team-
Paraguay has qualified automatically for the 2030 World Cup because it will host one of the three centenary celebration matches.
(Hopefully without Velazquez, Caceres & Galarza - all trashbags.)
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Very disappointed at how people have viewed Paraguay’s performance as “dirty” because they gave the best team in the world a huge scare and didn’t allow them to score from open play.
This is the knockout stage of the biggest tournament in the world. You try to win at all costs.
Ralph Hannah@paraguayralph
Wasn’t to be for Paraguay 🇵🇾 who stopped France 🇫🇷 in open play for much of the game But, in what had to be a flawless performance, a foul inside the box gave Mbappé the chance to sentence the Albirroja to elimination from the spot
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@rioferdy5 @Carra23 Should’ve known Rio and his morals would applaud this.
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The difference between Belgium and the United States is that in the United States we always want to beat the best. The US Mens team wouldnt have even taken the field if Belgiums best player was unfairly suspended. Apparently Belgium wants the easy way out Very sad European behavior
Fabrizio Romano@FabrizioRomano
🚨⚠️ OFFICIAL: Belgian Federation statement on Folarin Balogun red card case, saying they are “astonished”. “The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is astonished by FIFA's decision to declare suspended United States player Folarin Balogun eligible to play in the USA–Belgium match on Monday, 6 July at 5:00 p.m. (Seattle time). FIFA bases its decision on Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. This provision states that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may decide to suspend the enforcement of a previously imposed disciplinary sanction. However, Article 66.4 of the same FIFA Disciplinary Code clearly provides that a red card (sending-off) automatically results in a suspension for the team's next match, as has been the case for all previous red cards issued during this FIFA World Cup. Furthermore, and irrespective of the above, the decision is in direct contradiction with the provisions of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Competition Regulations, as set out in Article 10.5: "If a player or team official is sent off as a result of a direct or indirect red card (second caution), they will automatically be suspended from their team's subsequent match. In addition, further sanctions may be imposed.” The automatic nature of such a suspension was also explicitly reaffirmed in FIFA World Cup 2026 Circular No. 16, which was distributed to all participating member associations on 12 May 2026. The same rule is reiterated at every FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Coordination Meeting prior to each match and is included in all FIFA World Cup 2026 workshop presentations. ❗️In order to safeguard the legitimate rights of all participating teams and to protect the fundamental principles of fair play in our sport, both at this FIFA World Cup and at future editions of the tournament, the RBFA is investigating all potential options.”
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@stuholden Well they’re not admitting the decision is wrong are they? The red card stands and the ban is suspended. Corrupt AF from FIFA .
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So by suspending the “red card” they are admitting without admitting, that the decision was absolutely wrong (which we knew). But to do this 24 hours before the game is quite a thing and will create a stir in Belgium no doubt. Right outcome, wrong process.
Crazy turn of events.
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@AdamRichman Shameful decision. An absolute disgrace. Didn’t think it possible but Infantino is more corrupt than Sepp Blatter. Anything to help out his mate Donald right?
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@Cantona_Collars @PadraicToolan Can’t be anything other than A+ . No one comes close.
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How would you grade Bryan Robson as a #MUFC player?
A+ Our best ever in his position
A - World-class
B - Excellent
C - Good
D - Decent
E - Erratic
F - Flop
Yesterday's result: Edwin van der Sar (A).
Just fell short of A+... fair? 🤔
Retweets appreciated 👍
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