
Coach Matt
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Coach Matt
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Gadsden High School OL Coach.


My final thoughts on #CFBPlayDontPay are out now. Thank you all for standing by me.



An update from the College Football 27 Team. #CFBGoPlay







Even if Americans are happy that Balogun can now play (myself included), FIFA has just set an insane precedent: Any interpretable red card at the World Cup can now come under scrutiny in hindsight. The referees judgment isn’t final. It hints at the fact that FIFA can do as they please, even if it means disagreeing with the subjective decisions of their own referees. Imagine how Rafael Clauss (referee) and Juan Soto (VAR) are feeling right now? FIFA just undermined their credibility. This isn’t overruling something objective, a decision that’s based on fact. They’re rescinding a decision based on opinion. For as much as I believe Balogun didn’t deserve the red, it’s an interpretable decision. Anything can now be questioned after the fact. And it’s up to FIFA’s “judicial body” – whoever that is, wherever they are – to call make critical decisions as they see fit.

Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban suspended. The 25-year-old received a straight red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Multiple FIFA officials told The Athletic after the game that a team is not able to appeal against a red card or the subsequent suspension. However, Balogun is set to be available to face Rudi Garcia’s side as his suspension has been suspended. More from @Dan_Sheldon_ & @AdamCrafton_ 🔗 nyti.ms/3QRhcLJ

BREAKING: The USMNT are unable to appeal Flo Balogun's red card, per FIFA regulations

Here's another reason why Americans aren't big into soccer: in a tournament with the magnitude of the World Cup, games should never, ever be decided by penalty kicks. They should just keep playing in 15 minute increments of extra time until there's a winner. War of attrition. These are not some regular season league games.









