🚨 According to FIFA regulations, Argentina SHOULD BE SANCTIONED.
Law 4 (IFAB): Messages or images of a political, religious, or personal nature must not be displayed. If a player shows a shirt, garment, or holds up any item with such messages, the player and/or their team can be sanctioned.
This includes holding up a clear political message regarding the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands). 🇦🇷🇫🇰
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The Belgian federation has released a new statement:
"After learning through media reports of FIFA’s decision to lift the automatic suspension of player Balogun, the RBFA sent a letter to FIFA requesting a copy of the decision, an explanation of the process that had been followed, and setting out its position regarding the applicable regulations."
"As its only response, FIFA sent a letter to the RBFA stating that it considered this correspondence to constitute an appeal, that a judge had been appointed, and that the RBFA had only a few hours to complete that appeal. No information whatsoever was provided by FIFA."
"All of this occurred while FIFA simultaneously refused to respond to the RBFA’s legitimate requests."
"Furthermore, during the match coordination meeting, FIFA deliberately removed the section concerning the automatic suspension of players from its presentation. This topic had nonetheless been part of all such meetings before each of the previous four matches. The RBFA questioned FIFA, both orally and in writing, about the reasons for this change, yet once again received no response."
"To be clear, as of this moment, the RBFA has still not received any decision or any explanation from FIFA regarding this matter. It therefore has no alternative but to challenge the player's eligibility for the upcoming match."
"Regardless of the sporting outcome of this match, the RBFA is deeply saddened by the course of events and will continue to fight in the coming hours, days and months in defence of the fundamental principles of ethics, fair competition, and the interests of football as a whole."
SPORTSBALL: The WNBA killed its All-Star captain tradition the moment it was clear Caitlin Clark would win the fan vote again. Now it's "honorary GMs" handpicked by the league. The fans voted, the league didn't like the outcome. When they're not trying to kill their golden goose they're slapping her in the face.
Introvert language translated:
“Maybe I’ll come” - I’m not coming
“I’ll let you know” - I’m not coming
“I’m not sure yet” - I’m very sure that I’m not coming
“I’ll try and come” - I won’t try anything
“I’ll think about it” - I won’t think about anything, I’m not coming