World Cup

[Pagoda]

1 hour ago, Dave from Dayton said:

“President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, on Wednesday and asked him to review the suspension of the United States’ top goal scorer, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red card in the team’s match that night against Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to three people familiar with the conversation,” the New York Times reports.

“On Sunday, FIFA announced that Mr. Balogun would be eligible to play Monday against Belgium after his red card ban was suspended.”

“The reversal is highly unusual and the first time since 1962 that FIFA has allowed a player to appear in a game when they would have been suspended. It also comes as Mr. Infantino has spent years trying to curry favor with Mr. Trump. Last year, FIFA created and gave Mr. Trump the FIFA Peace Prize amid the president’s public, but failed, campaign to win the Nobel Peace Prize.”

CNBC: Trump thanks FIFA after Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card suspension is reversed.

Say it ain't so, Joe.  FIFA may be in charge of soccer, but they sure don’t have any balls.

They did this for Ronaldo last year.

Also, “FIFA sources insist White House influence could not affect the decision due to the powers contained in Article 27 and the independent nature of the disciplinary panel.”

Do I believe the decision was independent?  I don’t know.  No comment.

It will be interesting when FIFA answer questions on this and if Belgium has any effective recourse.

 

[Stuhoo]

Haaland is Thor. Dude could be the best edge rusher in the NFL.

Discuss. 

[American HoosierX]

I guess I’d be pissed if I was a Belgium fan, but now it’s both teams at full strength as it ultimately should be. And it was a bad call to begin with.

[Stuhoo]

Mighty Thor with a double!

Goodbye Brasil.

[Hovadipo]

Erling is a special, special player. Coupled with these unis, I will ride with these guys on the other side of the bracket for as long as they last. 

[Brass Cannon]

This ref has money on this game.  Just wow. 
 

Must have money that Norway wouldn’t shut Brazil out 

[Stuhoo]

Very enjoyable game. Cleanest, fewest fouls game imaginable.

 

[mike vannice]

16 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Very enjoyable game. Cleanest, fewest fouls game imaginable.

 

And yet Neymar is still a punk.

[mike vannice]

Love that Viking chant!!

[Demo]

58 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Haaland is Thor. Dude could be the best edge rusher in the NFL.

Discuss. 

Great big dude beats great little dude. It’s the oldest axiom in sports and it will never change. That guy’s size/speed/physicality can’t be dealt with 1 on 1 by those guys. 

[Stuhoo]

Just now, Demo said:

Great big dude beats great little dude. It’s the oldest axiom in sports and it will never change. That guy’s size/speed/physicality can’t be dealt with 1 on 1 by those guys. 

Wellllll………

[Pagoda]

The GOAT is 5’7”.

It’s pretty cool how forwards in soccer can have very different body types.

[Demo]

10 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Wellllll………

I’ll always take my chances with the dude on the left. 

[Brass Cannon]

England doing nasty things to Mexico.  That steak looks like it’s about to fall 

[LamarCheeks]

Hey Jude ... 

Bellingham scores twice in less than two minutes for England. 

Crazy. 

[Stuhoo]

[Brass Cannon]

Holy cow and Mexico quickly answers what is that 3 goals in 5 minutes 

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Holy cow and Mexico quickly answers what is that 3 goals in 5 minutes 

Damn basketball game dun broke out.

[Uspshoosier]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Damn basketball game dun broke out.

Feels like one of those random Tuesday nights in college basketball that’s drunk.   This match is drunk.  Awesome game so far 

[LIHoosier]

3 hours ago, Demo said:

I’ll always take my chances with the dude on the left. 

OK Becky