😡 "A disgrace!"
😡 "Infantino needs to resign!"
😡 "Shameless!"
Jeff Stelling is furious with Gianni Infantino after FIFA decided Folarin Balogun can play for the USA vs Belgium! 😤
#FIFAWorldCup
I’ll leave it here, but I find it astonishing that American colleagues I respect, in sports and beyond, are either celebrating or minimizing what should be obvious: overt political interference in a disciplinary decision at a World Cup is unethical, unacceptable and profoundly dangerous. Whatever one thinks of Balogun and the red card itself, the debate is now beyond it and precedent is indefensible. The integrity of the tournament depends on the idea that what happens on the field is judged by the rules of the game, not by pressure from political power.
To celebrate this is...baffling.
🚨 𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗔 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗔: Algunos miembros de la junta ejecutiva de la FIFA están PIDIENDO LA RENUNCIA del presidente Gianni Infantino y preparando una demanda en su contra tras revelaciones de que la FIFA rompió las reglas para favorecer a un jugador y un país, según especulaciones en línea. ⚠️🇺🇸
What people aren’t realizing about the rescinded red card is that the issue isn’t whether it was the right call or not. It’s that Trump is seen as having called in a favor. Whatever the outcome, FIFA’s reputation has been tarnished, and the U.S. team will be viewed by many as cheaters.
FIFA's own rules dictate that if a government tries to intervene in a disciplinary matter - that team is disqualified. Not happening to the USA though, despite trump making that phone call. Wonder why. 🤔
Fuck Trump. Fuck Infantino.
🇺🇸Trump at 6:00 PM: "Lift the automatic one game suspension for Folarin Balogun after his red card vs Bosnia."
⚽️FIFA at 6:05 PM: "Understood, Mr. Trump. He can play now."
This is the most rigged World Cup in history. We saw it with how they treated Iran’s team.
Trump has corrupted every organization he touched.
Serious holdups in Leeds at the M621 (Jnct 1) Beeston turnoff, and Motorway is closed both ways. This will cause chaos both in and out of Leeds City Centre. #Avoid#Leeds #M621# #Friday
@JohnCleese Happy Birthday John! Sincere best wishes from another John born on 27th October albeit a few years later. I hope you have an exceedingly lovely day!
Leeds have just been promoted, won their first game, they are losing away to a team who will compete for the title (and spent huge sums again) and their fans are saying they should get rid of their 'fraud' manager. X is genuinely frightening in how many morons exist here. #lufc
@lufcatsea @JayVtid I cannot understand how you could object to a few minutes delay in a game to correct the incompetence or (in my opinion) corruption of a match official. Apparently you can bet on goals being ruled out, and possibly this guy has done it 3 times this season to just one team. #VAR
@becracra@LewisDeighton17 ….., and maybe didn’t want to manage a team, when even if they were top of the league and odds-on favourite for automatic promotion, there would always be some supporters who were bellyaching about if, buts and maybe from years ago!