@JacobsBen I have a geniune question, if Romero hadnt been given a yellow and it was just called a regular foul could it have been reviewed by VAR?
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The problem with the new ‘mistaken identity’ rule is that it sets a dangerous precedent.
Breel Embolo dived, so if called on the field it’s a second yellow, but that wasn’t the decision.
Yet an amendment to IFAB wording before the tournament states: “When the referee shows a yellow or red card but has clearly penalised the wrong player of either team for the offence in question; the offence itself cannot be reviewed except in the context of mistaken identity.”
We saw the same with Tim Ream (originally booked for a foul) and Miguel Almiron (eventually booked for diving) in USA vs. Paraguay.
In both instances, the right decision was reached when revisiting the incidents.
Yet it’s massively open for debate as to whether this is actually ‘mistaken identity’, and that’s the issue.
It’s just a mistake by the referees. Both got sold by a dive. They didn’t mix up players. They just made a bad call on a regular foul and wrongly handed out a yellow card.
So really it’s just a rule allowing VAR to intervene on more minor on-field calls, and that’s the part a lot of people will feel uneasy about.
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@dirk_fasshauer Ah yes this is never a sentiment felt by literally any football fanbase, not everybody on England was rooting for PSG, no Scottish is rooting for anybofy but england and not every single latino country against Vargentina
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Americans really are the most bitter losers.
Chris_J@Shoesnsports_
Belgium 🇧🇪 talked all that 💩 just to go home the same week as the US 🇺🇸 😭 😭 Enjoy Cancun..
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@sebasgotgame @javierdroide @Rory_Talks_Ball @progman07 I mean is Gerrard or Lampard short? I wouldnt say so but they are 4 sure slow-ish
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If you showed them Messi and Adama Traore side by side and asked which was the best player the sport has ever seen they’d all pick Traore
Josh Wiesel@Jwiesel13
Christian Pulisic is a prime example of the United States not having its best athletes playing soccer There’s just no way there aren’t guys in the NBA & NFL who wouldn’t be better than him if they would’ve started playing soccer at a young age He’s a wimpy small athlete
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@JackDunc1 Medals por population is hilarious when you would never use that to measure yourselves against anybody else in the UK or EU in general
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So we've beaten them just RECENTLY at cricket, rugby, darts, formula 1, boxing, golf, diving, cycling, snooker and the list keeps growing.
And medals per population at the Olympics the last 7 times.
Guess being a sporting power house isn't for everyone.
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@javierdroide @sebasgotgame @Rory_Talks_Ball @progman07 Strongly disagree with you then, Good day! There is not one single player that is short and slow.
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@JSNfanatic @sebasgotgame @Rory_Talks_Ball @progman07 There aren't many athletic freaks dominating world football. Skill matters far more than athleticism. If you're short and slow but technically gifted, you can still become a top player. If you're a physical specimen with poor technique, you won't make any team.
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@sebasgotgame @javierdroide @Rory_Talks_Ball @progman07 I am not coming to any forgiven conclusion that he would succeed, however I find it very interesting to debate because I do believe there are USA athletes that are "freaks of nature" and none of them play football, every sport is different OFC, but i find it interesting
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@JSNfanatic @javierdroide @Rory_Talks_Ball @progman07 You’re basing tyreek hill off of a clip of him doing a short sprint which he is trained for. You can’t come to a solid conclusion that if he trained football his whole life he would be the same level as Pulisic or better
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@andresweiss_ Deberíamos entonces tomar a Messi como estandar de como deberían de ser fisicamente los jugadores de futbol? Que mala idea, es una anomalía, el mejor de esta época, quizas el mejor de todos los tiempos. ¿Por qué lo usarías como benchmark de que cualidades fisicas debe tener otro?
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La mejor forma de detectar a alguien que no sabe de fútbol es leer opiniones así.
Ven a Leo Messi dominar el fútbol con menos de 1.70 y se creen que el problema de la selección de Estados Unidos es que no todos sus jugadores son LeBron James.
Josh Wiesel@Jwiesel13
Christian Pulisic is a prime example of the United States not having its best athletes playing soccer There’s just no way there aren’t guys in the NBA & NFL who wouldn’t be better than him if they would’ve started playing soccer at a young age He’s a wimpy small athlete
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@_justcats I strongly believe that if Thorin had accepted EWC money, Caedrel had rejected it but then he took Polymarket money, you wouldnt have made this criticism. Am i wrong?
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apparently, some blood money tastes better than others
Thorin@Thorin
HLE is taking this one with superior talent across the board and they are at worst finishing second at this tournament.
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@drewlevin If only your company made proper seeding instead of this BS we might have seen it!
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trying my best to manifest Lyon v G2 in losers bracket so NA can send both EU teams home
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@javierdroide @Rory_Talks_Ball @progman07 Bro...what a pointless argument, you guys are not really interested in this hypothetical discussion about american sports athletes ADAPTING (Nobody is saying drop tyreek hill TODAY to a football game) and having better physical performances than a player like Pulisic
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@JSNfanatic @Rory_Talks_Ball @progman07 It's a cardio sport, buddy. He'll be gassed halfway through the first half.
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@Rory_Talks_Ball @progman07 I understand you dont watch NFL but Pulisic and Tyreek Hill are the same height. Here is a clip of Tyreek running against track athletes: youtube.com/shorts/Hl3QZXM…
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@progman07 But you simply cannot play the way Messi plays if you have the physique of an NFL linebacker or a 6”7 NBA player
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@HarrisPeskin @sjokz Im sorry but, the president of any country could say any stupid thing, we should point the blame to the actual person who is supposed to work for football and should have the balls to shut down any dumb request.
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@sjokz It’s nonsense. The president of the United States has no business influencing a soccer match, regardless of whether the initial call was correct. That’s not a luxury enjoyed by any other country participating.
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if i speak i am in big trouble
ESPN@espn
Breaking: Folarin Balogun will be available to play in USA's Round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday, FIFA announced. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has suspended the red card issued to the USA striker during their Round of 32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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This is true. Bin smashed his Jax game, but outside of that I expected more after such tough talk.
Doran struggled to find good blind picks into Bin (Zaahen was not it), but didn't become a loss condition. Not the focal point I thought it would be for the series.
RFT.GG@RFTGGlol
Before the series, Bin 🇨🇳 said he would “cruise through” Doran Doran 🇰🇷 promised to “teach him a lesson.” but neither toplaner truly took over in the series
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@thee_neon @Nymaera Imagine being a T1 and critizing/flaming a team for playing outside of meta stuff, so little self-awareness
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If you want to be convinced of Viper’s Vel’koz Value, Peyz was on 30 stacks at 20 minutes, about half what Senna should be aiming for normally. He could never double tap for champion stacks.
Daeny utilising Viper & Knight’s champion oceans this series. #MSI2026
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@PresidentEmbiid The way you talk abot Maxey, VJ and Embiid, is this a championship year for Philly?
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The way this fanbase is talking I expect no less than like 32/9/7 from Tatum this season
☀️@herechigoes
In 3 months or so, people will finally realize there was a Celtics star that has sacrificed many parts of his game and dimmed his shine to help the team win and never got credit for it….and it wasn’t Jaylen Brown.
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@forestwithout That shit honestly just looks like a whole grid of champs and they deleted the 40 champs that have already been played, no strats there
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Who cares tho lmfao
Good luck deciphering anything from this shitty image the fuck
Igenico@igenico
Ok so now that game 5 P/B is over... RIOT. STOP LEAKING TEAM STRATS. This is from the coach cam in game 3. You can clearly make out the entire page of draft strats Daeny is holding, including most of the champs. Genuinely amazed Riot allowed this to happen
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@DeLindoNayarit @ThatJuDaH @TouchlineX Could you share one clip of ANY of the Mexico players, coaching staff, FA people condoning this behaviours?
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@ThatJuDaH @TouchlineX Retard its not like the team themselves are telling them to go and do that
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🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Mexico coach Javier Aguirre on FIFA changing the schedule of the Mexico vs. England World Cup game:
"I can understand reasons and arguments, but they didn't consult me and yes... I'm quite ANGRY."
"It's like a KICK in the gut, it changes EVERYTHING... The plan. It’s not that it’s completely ruined, but almost, because you have to swallow six hours of scheduled training."
"Obviously, we will abide by what FIFA says. I don’t like it at all, nor do my players. Of course, the food, the nap, the sleep, the physiotherapy, everything, everything, it seems trivial, but it isn't."
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@ricardobc @IrishPropaganda Idgaf where it is played as long as the context is given. I believe the only place where Mexico defeats South Korea is at home with an altitude advantage, does that de-legitimize the result? No, but if in 2030 Korea plays MX again i will predict Korea bc i remember context
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@JSNfanatic @IrishPropaganda Again, why the European conditions are the only fair game?? It’s the world cup, leave your home and adapt to it in order to be champions. South Americans teams to qualify for the WC have to play above 3,500m in Bolivia, 2,800m in Ecuador. It’s part of the game.
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Are we supposed to play the World Cup on international waters or something?
Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan
Kinda insane that one country is allowed to have this kind of clear competitive advantage.
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@ricardobc @IrishPropaganda Literally nobody is talking about the fans, let england play at Mexico in 500 metres above sea level and they wouldnt complain
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@IrishPropaganda Bro thinks that football is like tennis, where the audience has to stay super quiet to not piss off the athletes. Fans are part of the culture of football, it’s the 12th player and it has always been this way.
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@rodrigo_rlt @Perkz From we will win the WC to beating Croatia will be the highlight
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