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Egypt’s goal disallowed… What are we doing here?

@dsloaned True. Also the politics of ODP. They promote the guys who look pretty dribbling a ball rather than the guy willing to run over the defense and score the ugly goal. Touch is critical but so are the drive and field awareness. IMO only one of those can be taught

It’s going to be very hard for the US to catch up with other countries ⚽️ Some context - I’ve played football at a high level in North America, and also LOI underage in Ireland. Players I’ve played with are now in the Premier League, League of Ireland, NCAA & other European professional leagues. In Europe, the higher the level you play the cheaper football gets. You actually start to get paid if you’re at the very top, and at the very least, your gear, travel etc is covered by the club. My club even had to pay fines for my red / yellow cards…. However, in the US, you have to pay more to play at a higher level. The best kids at 12 years old are almost always from middle/upper class backgrounds, playing in the big cities. Then suddenly, football starts to get intertwined with your grades and education, which doesn’t help the people who actually need football. For some people, football is literally all they have. Part of me thinks that’s sometimes why they make it — there’s no plan B. In the US, the backup plan is baked into football. The pool of players is already filtered by class, and filtered again by education. You’re left with — well, Christian Pulisic… 🇺🇸⚽️

@Don_K_Williams Yes. Basics are important. We couldn’t even switch the ball without hitting two middlemen first. Quite frankly, and I mean no offense, ODP has a tendency to promote the wrong players. Always have. Something needs to change.

Notice how difficult it is for USA 🇺🇸 players to handle any difficult ball and how easily and calmly Belgium handles them. Anytime I’ve sent a player overseas coaches comment on lack of technical and tactical ability. It’s never lack of physicality

@BuckSexton What are they doing? Where is the field awareness? Why can’t we switch a ball without hitting the middleman first? Why is our first look always backward? So frustrated right now. They can do it if they wake up.

Trump might have to deport the USMNT if this keeps up

@GlynnErnesto @bradbeisler Agree to disagree.

@MoeCrow13 @bradbeisler Endangered an opponents safety regardless. VAR ruled correctly but may have not followed the correct process.

A huge cultural difference between America and Europe. In Europe they care about the rules, and precedent, in American they don't care about the rules and prefer to use their power and influence to give themselves the best advantage.

@GlynnErnesto @bradbeisler There is no precedent. VAR debuted in WC in 2018. No straight reds for calls missed on field have been given until this WC. Closest comp was Hennessey but that call on the field was yellow. VAR upgraded. Rubbish call on 50/50 ball with an unlucky landing.

@bradbeisler But it was given. And changing a decision like this after the fact is without precedent at the world cup finals.

@matthewdmarsden The VAR needs to go. This is not how the sport is meant to be played. Shouldn’t be stopping play to watch video then make calls that weren’t made on the field. It’s gross. Making a mockery of the game.

In all my years watching soccer, I have never seen such blatant cheating. This is disgraceful.

VAR needs to go.

As someone who grew up on a soccer field, ridiculous calls by refs were normal. With the tech used today, the inconsistent calls seem worse. Paired with favoritism shown to marquee players/teams & commentators who hero worship, it’s getting harder to watch.

@ClayTravis Likely not corruption. Just a shit ref. Corruption lies in someone like Messi not getting the same treatment. Can’t have the world’s biggest player removed. Will hurt viewership and piss off fans. Same thing happened in the last World Cup.

It’s impossible to defend this call. Impossible. Ref should be fired and investigated for corruption.

@2manyjoshes @Malone_Wealth Honestly, I don’t know. It was nuts. The clouds blew in incredibly fast and then it just sat for a bit. The streets started flooding within minutes. Just overwhelmed.

The Boise, Idaho area was hit with one of the worst summer storms ever recorded yesterday evening. Some areas had more than 8 inches of hail in less than an hour.

@oates_doug Meridian here.

Meridian and Eagle too. Someone said it also snowed in Eagle.

@2manyjoshes @Malone_Wealth It was real. Went from calm, to consistent lightning, to crazy wind, then hail coming down harder than I’ve ever seen.

@Malone_Wealth That looks like AI. No way that's real.

Like and RT this status if you would genuinely like to see President @realDonaldTrump and VP @JDVance award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Thomas Sowell.

It’s amazing how quickly the gatekeepers of culture decide what’s acceptable. In June, every logo becomes a rainbow. Every stadium, every jersey, every broadcast gets a political message. But put a Bible verse on your cap? Suddenly that’s “controversial.” Put an American slogan front and center? Suddenly that’s “divisive.” The NFL had no problem painting political movements in the end zone. Major League Baseball has no problem turning every June into a month-long corporate activism campaign. Yet the moment someone wants to celebrate faith, patriotism, or traditional values, we’re told those things don’t belong in sports. Funny how the people preaching inclusion always seem to have a very specific list of viewpoints they’re willing to include. If rainbow logos belong in sports, then so do Bible verses. If political messages belong in sports, then so do messages celebrating faith, family, and country. The double standard isn’t subtle anymore. EVERYONE sees it.

@JesseKellyDC OC CA born & raised in what was a Conservative stronghold. Left in 2024. In CA, at best you’re surrounded by leftists who can’t see what they’ve done to the state. At worst, fraud keeps them in power & your vote never feels like it counts. Screwed either way

I feel genuinely terrible for all my Southern California friends who worked so hard. It was always going to go this way because that’s how communism works. Once you vote it in, you can’t vote it out.

Dear @WhiteHouse, my name is Rodney Smith Jr., founder of Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service in Huntsville, Alabama. Through our 50 Yard Challenge, over 6,000 kids across the country have signed up to mow free lawns for the elderly, disabled, veterans, active-duty military, first responders, and single parents. With America celebrating its 250th birthday this year and me also being born on July 4th, I wanted to humbly ask if a few kids from our program and myself could travel to Washington, D.C. to help mow the White House lawn for this historic celebration. More than anything, I want these kids to see how a simple act of service something as ordinary as mowing a lawn for someone in need can lead to extraordinary places. What better lesson in community service than showing them that helping others can take them all the way to our nation’s capital? I’d also love to bring my American flag-themed mower in hopes that the President might sign it, so I can later auction it off and donate 100% of the proceeds to a nonprofit supporting veterans. It would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to highlight the importance of service, patriotism, and the impact young people can have when they choose to make a difference. 🇺🇸

@BuckSexton My dad didn’t graduate from high school. He worked his rear off for the same company from age 14. Worked his way up. By the time I was 1, he bought a home in the white collar neighborhood where my husband’s college educated family lived. #WorkEthic #Pride

Growing up, my dad told us stories about saving up for college, which he admirably paid for himself working as a caddy, dock boy at a marina, groundskeeper. Had some great times. He also had a $2000 tuition bill for Columbia University It's $90,000 now

@theconsultpod @jaysonblair7 @SilverLiningsHB Interesting discussion from experienced professionals. Personally, I first heard this story on Up and Vanished podcast, season 3. Worth checking out if you haven’t listened.

New episode! We begin our look at the 2017 disappearance of 20-year-old Ashley Loring HeavyRunner on the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. @jaysonblair7 of @SilverLiningsHB joins us for this series. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

@HarmeetKDhillon Holder was his “wingman”. Surely that’s different, right? 👀

Cough cough..,.