Tanner Hancock

AI & Machine Learning Enthusiast, P1, Avid Golfer, All American Goofball. All opinions are my own. Talk sports and your business monitoring strategy with me!

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

This is a toll road in Dallas, Texas

The tolls are run on dynamic pricing. The tolls adjust every 5 minutes based on real-time traffic and congestion data

Private equity firms got $490 million from taxpayers to build these toll lanes and the whole project cost about $2.6 billion

If taxpayers are going to have to pay to drive on toll roads they should not be charged a single cent for their construction

[Will Cain @willcain]

Such a spectacle to see all these euro soccer journalists and federations climb atop a moral high horse to say the integrity of the game demands that an incorrect call, enforced by an incorrect application of VAR, deprive the U.S. of a full squad.

[ᜰ 🇦🇷 @markklfc]

Thierry Henry blasts the referee and VAR after Croatia's last-minute goal against Portugal was ruled out:

🗣️ “I don't understand that decision at all. For me, the referee and VAR have completely ruined what should have been one of the greatest moments of this World Cup.

You cannot overturn a goal of that magnitude unless the evidence is absolutely clear. I've watched the replay several times, and I still don't see enough to confidently rule it out. If it's taking that long to draw lines and freeze frames, then it isn't obvious.

The referee has allowed technology to become the star of the match. Fans didn't come to watch VAR—they came to watch football. Croatia thought they had earned a dramatic equaliser through courage and determination, only for it to be taken away by a decision that will divide opinions for years.

This is exactly why people are losing faith in VAR. Instead of correcting obvious mistakes, it's making microscopic decisions that nobody in the stadium can understand. That's not what football is supposed to be.

I feel for the Croatian players because moments like this stay with you forever. You celebrate, you believe you've kept your World Cup dream alive, and then it's all erased in seconds. For me, the referee and VAR have got this completely wrong.”

[PFT Commenter @PFTCommenter]

The VAR system is 1000% broken. This is 10x more of a red card than what they called balogun for. It’s just some guy who buzzes down when he feels like it?

[SethOfficial @UTD_Seth001]

🚨 Patrice Evra on Folarin Balogun’s red card during USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to Lionel Messi’s challenge against Algeria:

🗣️ “This is exactly why people are losing faith in VAR. One incident is punished with the harshest decision possible, another similar incident is brushed aside. Explain to me how that makes sense.”

“I watched the Balogun challenge and immediately thought about the Messi incident against Algeria. Football fans are not blind. They remember these moments, and they compare them.”

“What frustrates me isn’t just the red card—it’s the lack of consistency. If you’re going to be strict, then be strict with everyone. If you’re going to let the game flow, then let it flow for everyone.”

“The USA have every reason to feel hard done by. You’re playing a World Cup knockout match, you lose a player, and people are left wondering why the same standard wasn’t applied elsewhere.”

“You cannot build trust in VAR if supporters leave every big game arguing about different decisions. The technology should remove doubt, not create even more controversy.”

“People keep saying the laws are the same for everyone, but nights like this make that very difficult to believe. The biggest stars should never receive different treatment from everyone else.”

“If football wants credibility, then every challenge has to be judged the same way, whether it’s Balogun, Messi or any other player on the pitch. That’s the only standard fans will ever accept.”

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

FIFA sources confirm there is no mechanism to appeal a World Cup red card in their Disciplinary Code. Which seems quite surreal. But it means Balogun will not be able to play Belgium.

Free to read @TheAthleticFC

https://t.co/p7taj6S9Od

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Mark McKenzie led the USMNT in prayer after the Americans moved on to the Round of 16 🙏

[JJ Watt @JJWatt]

What’s the phone number for the FIFA red card appeal hotline?

[Lars Sivertsen @larssivertsen]

I am not entirely convinced this part of the VAR protocols was followed here.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Me and the boys pulling up to FIFA HQ to file the Balogun appeal

[J.P. Hovey @jhovey34]

Investigate the referee. A yellow, yes. A red? No shot.

Especially in real time.

[Randy Scott @RandyScottESPN]

That red card alters the course of U.S. men’s soccer.

Our most consistent and persistent scoring threat hasn’t just out for the next 35 minutes..

He’s out for a potential Round of 16 match against Belgium, too.

The “what might have been” potential is off the charts

[Troll Football @TrollFootball]

NO CARD RED CARD

[Polymarket Sports @PolymarketSport]

Red Card No red card

[Tanner Hancock @ATHancock1990]

@FIFAcom @FIFAWorldCup needs to get involved and reduce Balogun’s red card to a Yellow. This changes the complete landscape of USMNT if they are able to hold on and win.

[greg @gandalf_thegreg]

obsessed with all the team USA hype videos 🇺🇸🦅

[Erling Haaland @Erling]

Howdy!🤠

[Fanatics View @fanaticsview]

Sweden Fan Settles The Debate at World Cup: Dallas or Houston?!?

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[Fanatics View @fanaticsview]

Sweden Fans Settles The Debate at World Cup: Dallas or Houston?!?

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[Iain Meiklejohn @meiklejohn21]

Home time. The USA have been fantastic hosts! We’ve loved the welcome from every city and state we’ve been in 🇺🇸

If you want to hate the world, watch the news. If you want to love the world, travel it. 🌎❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✈️🇺🇸 #scotland #fifaworldcup