@Big12Pokes Correct call here should have been red. He actually committed two red card offenses during this outburst. Ref let him off easy.
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So the coach can just grab the ball and stop play in this sport?
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@CanionJohn @obrien_jonathan Yes. This is quite often a no call. Anyone that claims this is “always straight red” is the one that likely doesn’t watch football.
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@obrien_jonathan Horrid take.
Multiple prior instances not even yellows.
This is a yellow for me not a straight red based off the run of play.
The inconsistency is a massive problem.
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I watched this on the BBC, and Jonathan Pearce and his co-commentator (Lucy Ward?) performed serious mental gymnastics to argue that this somehow wasn't worthy of a red card. At one point they said the VAR replays of it should all be at normal speed to make it look less bad.
The Athletic | Football@TheAthleticFC
Folarin Balogun is shown a straight red card for a foul on Tarik Muharemovic. The USA forward's foot catches the ankle of the Bosnia defender as he lands after challenging for a header. Balogun will miss the round of 16 should the USA make it there. Do you think he deserved to be sent off for that challenge?
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@StevenE89329713 @Dataracer117 No tackle or challenge here. Both players are going for a 50/50 ball. They get tangled in shoulder to shoulder contact, and Balogun steps on his opponent while trying to get his feet back under him.
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@Dataracer117 The ref was correct in his call. This is the rule he cited which applies to the play. Was not a ridiculous call at all.
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Brazilian FIFA referee Rafeal Claus - who gave the US a ridiclous red card today - was accused of match fixing by "irregular red cards" in Brazil's Series A in 2023.
Claus had to testify in the investigation, but evaded charges bc of no direct evidence. FIFA stays corrupt AF.
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@derBovo Keyword there is “unnecessary”. A flagrant isn’t given for incidental contact.
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Crazy how Americans argue and genuinely believe that wasnt a red card and continue to call it a mistake by the referee.
"Football will never be big in the US"
But If you look at Basketball / the NBA you have the flagrant foul rules:
Flagrant 1 is "unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent", while the more serious Flagrant 2 is "unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent.
Thats equivalent to yellow/red and intent isnt required either. I guess If you want to see the world being against your team you will find or make up shit for it 💀
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@IrishBearsShow @USMNTnuisance For those that watch there have been a load of occasions when this hasn’t been called as well. Typically studs to the ankle only gets a red when it’s recklessly dangerous (a tackle with a lot of force) or clearly intentional.
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@USMNTnuisance If you’ve been watching enough football over the last 12 months there’s been a load of occasions where the exact same decision was made. Consistency is a huge issue. But the way it’s started to be officiated this season, there’s been a bunch of reds for the same
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It was a red card.
Kylen Mills@KylenMills
Per FIFA rules: A yellow card is awarded for a reckless challenge on an opponent such as tripping, tackling, grabbing, or interfering during play A red card is given for a serious or dangerous foul that goes beyond what a yellow card would be merited for. -violent conduct (punching, kicking, biting, headbutting, etc.) or spitting on an opponent What Faloran Balogun did was NOT so egregious that it should be straight to red. I’ll stand ten toes down on that. #usmnt
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@Al_Perring @NobletStrength Yes, but not every play that “endangers an opponent” is considered “serious foul play”. People get head injuries, broken bones, major cuts, etc with contact being considered incidental.
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@NobletStrength We need to stop using ai and thinking its accurate. The key here is not excessive force but "endangering the opponent". The ainis right to say landing onto someone is automatically a yellow, but if its also seen as endangering an opponent thats a red.
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@PrplHddWrrr @Austen @SpoutHandle @loveit2333 I’ve re-watched that initial contact several times. Ten out of ten times I think that’s a no-call. Did it contribute to Balogun stepping on his foot? Yes. Was it a foul? No.
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@scout_iv @Austen @SpoutHandle @loveit2333 No, look closer.
Elbow and upper arm on Balos back, and defenders left ass cheek on Balos hip. Moment of contact, Defender bounces right.
Defender led with ass/hip check. From behind. Doubly illegal.
From that moment all Balo did was try to maintain stride and plant foot.
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According to the Laws of the Game a red card via VAR can only be handed out for:
* Denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity
* Serious foul play/reckless challenge
* Violent conduct, biting or spitting
* Using offensive, insulting or abusive language
No, that wasn't a red.
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@visoell @R1leyBolton And Collina’s statements here completely contradict your earlier statement of “Anything on or above the ankle is a direct red card no matter intentional or not.”
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@scout_iv @R1leyBolton Just for you, here’s the statement from the chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, once one of the best referees in the world, someone you’ve probably never heard of probably since you dont watch football:
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Sage@Sage_FCB
🚨 Pierluigi Collina dismisses comparisons between Lionel Messi's challenge and Folarin Balogun's red card: 🗣“One of the biggest mistakes in football is assuming that two incidents are identical simply because they look similar. Referees are instructed to judge every challenge based on the specific details of that action. In Messi's case, the contact is brief and he immediately withdraws his foot. There is no significant follow-through or excessive force. It may be considered a foul, but that alone does not make it a sending-off offence. Balogun's challenge is different. Whether the contact was intentional or accidental is not the only consideration. The referee must evaluate the point of contact, the force used, the follow-through and, most importantly, whether the challenge endangered the safety of the opponent. Those are the factors that determine whether serious foul play has occurred. Football supporters often compare two incidents from different matches, but referees cannot officiate that way. Every challenge has its own context and must be judged on its own merits under the Laws of the Game. For me, it is entirely possible for both decisions to be correct. Messi's challenge does not automatically deserve a red card simply because another player was sent off for a different incident. The details of each challenge matter, and in this case the level of danger in Balogun's tackle was clearly greater.”
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that is NOT a straight red. i'm sorry...
he's going for the ball. that's a yellow 10 times out of 10
VAR really watched that and said yeah, send him off. in a knockout game. unreal
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@KentraHagatra Messi’s call wasn’t wrong. While intent doesn’t matter, “serious foul play” doesn’t just mean someone could have got hurt. Otherwise every time studs hit another player or a head injury happens it would be considered a red card.
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2. Messi no foul. I’ll give you that Messi should have also received a red. But again…
Using a “wrong” (Messi) call to rationalize why another call should be ruled a certain way is ridiculous. Messi’s challenge is a serious foul play offense and should have seen red.
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I personally don’t understand the two arguments on the Balogun red card…
1. Lack of intent. Intent isn’t a factor for serious foul play offenses so why does that matter? Saying it’s an accident and it shouldn’t be a red card makes no sense.
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#USMNT #FIFAWorldCup
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@PrplHddWrrr @Austen @SpoutHandle @loveit2333 This action would be your first highlight. They are shoulder to shoulder and the force is not excessive, careless, or reckless.
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@scout_iv @Austen @SpoutHandle @loveit2333 No. Absolutely false.
You are confusing shielding and challenging.
Can’t shield without ball in playing distance.
Can never challemge with hip/ass, particularly without ball present to attack.
Here is ASS from BEHIND without ball present. Double foul.
😭😭😭
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Are Americans going to start to realize the soccer is, in fact, awesome?
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@McChris85 @Reaganman18 @OldTownJG Does this seriously endanger a player? Nobody was sent off in this action. It’s almost like there is more to the decision. 🤔
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@Reaganman18 @OldTownJG Intent doesn't determin whether it seriously endangers a player
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Non soccer fans not understanding what is and isn't a card is always the most frustrating part of every World Cup cycle. It sucks for Balogun since it was clearly accidental, but it was definitely a red card.
Grant Paulsen@GrantPaulsen
So I’m not going to pretend to be a soccer expert. That red card seems asinine. That was not malicious or purposeful? 11 on 29 for 30 minutes plus he is out for the next game if you somehow hang on? That seems like a death sentence for speeding. Am I crazy? This is nuts.
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@eaejaizera @burritobritoboy @lipevieira Which is why it’s a foul… and not a card. If it was intentional he would have been given a yellow for stopping a promising attack.
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@burritobritoboy @lipevieira i’ll take the belgium vs senegal match as an example. the penalty that happened in overtime wasn’t intentional, the senegal player tried to clear the ball and commited the foul kicking the support feet of the belgium player, even being accidental it’s still a foul
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Minha timeline tá engraçada demais com os estadunidenses descobrindo que não pode pisar no tornozelo do adversário que você é expulso.
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@hhhh_5050 @lipevieira Left middle and bottom right are reds. The rest should be fouls just like Balogun should have been a foul.
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@PrplHddWrrr @Austen @SpoutHandle @loveit2333 Agree with your first point. Balogun’s actions were a normal action and would not constitute serious foul play. But your second point is off. A “hip check” is never a foul, that is allowable contact.
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@Austen @SpoutHandle @loveit2333 Can it even be “serious foul play” if Balo didnt “challenge”for ball?
Balo was fouled, from behind (right rear quarter), by illegal hip/ass check of Defender, who initiated the contact. No call. Defender now in front. Balo tries to plant foot. Steps on defender. BFD. Play on.
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@visoell @R1leyBolton Thats a stupid answer. You think I’d know about this no-call if I’ve never watched a game? I’d be pointing to the Messi no-call like everyone else that started watching 2 weeks ago.
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@scout_iv @R1leyBolton Hahaha you just proved you dont understand rules and have never ever watched a game 🤣🤣🤣
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@CanMNTonly 2 isn’t true at all. Endangering an opponent isn’t the only consideration or this would have been a red earlier this year. This was deemed to be part of a natural football action and just an unfortunate accident.
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This is insane to me!
By sheer virtue of having his account you would think this clown would know anything about football.
1- YOU CANNOT APPEAL RED CARDS IN THE WORLD CUP!
2- Intent does NOT matter. If a player's foul endangers an opponent it is a red card, every time that Leo Messi is not involved.
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@1legflamingo Forget the Messi complaints. Even this wasn’t a red card. The idea that you have to give a red card every time someone gets stepped on is a ridiculous lie.
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Sorry US fans. I know the foul standart is wild in this tournament but this is still very very clear red card. He had to be more careful, too dangerous of a tackle. Its even hard to look at
Timmy Tebrows@TimmyTebrows
This is the definition incidental contact. It’s a true accident from Balogun. VAR continue to be a complete sham and are all over the place. Refs are three blind mice at all points in time. No consistency.
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@visoell @R1leyBolton Nah bro. You must have just started watching football. Just a few months ago there was no penalty or card here. A step on the ankle is not an automatic red. Circumstances matter.
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@R1leyBolton Learn the rules before you speak, you just started watching football. Anything on or above the ankle is a direct red card no matter intentional or not.
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@Ednargekim117 @brentonhcooper Because there was no intention to commit a foul and no recklessness in the action either. There was far more reckless and far more intentional fouls in this game alone. Ejection/suspensions shouldn’t be up to random chance of where you step.
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@brentonhcooper It’s a tournament meaning you need to be thinking about the present and the future. It makes for a more challenging situation. How do you not like that. Go watch hockey then. It amazes me how much people are missing because they’re too worried about dumb shit
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There have been a couple of times this World Cup where I’ve thought I should watch soccer more.
This resulting in a 30-minute power play and Balogun’s ejection in the next (elimination) game made me remember why I don’t watch this sport.
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