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[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

proof: good things can happen when you handle yourself the right way

Balogun can play, amazing turn of events !

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

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

[Riley Bolton @R1leyBolton]

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

[Brian Lillie @coachlillie]

Under IFAB Law 12, serious foul play requires a challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force/brutality. A merely reckless challenge is a yellow-card offense.

Why critics think Balogun’s did not meet that red-card threshold:

No obvious intent or lunge
He appeared to be shielding/competing for the ball, not launching into a tackle.
Contact looked accidental
Reports describe him landing on Muharemović’s ankle after trying to play or protect the ball, rather than deliberately stamping.
Slow motion can exaggerate danger
VAR replays often make a step-on look more deliberate and forceful than it was in real time.
It was a “football incident” with bad consequences
The ankle twist looked nasty, but critics argue the result of contact should not automatically turn an accidental action into serious foul play.
Inconsistency concern
Fans and commentators compared it to similar incidents that were not punished as red cards, which fuels the feeling that the standard was applied unevenly.

[stern @ChriisStern]

@TtownReject @MikeyOver1

[stern @ChriisStern]

@jwoods703 @MikeyOver1

[Mikey O’ver @MikeyOver1]

This has to be the worst red card in the history of red cards.

In the speed of play this is a yellow at most.

The worst call in history.

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

COUNTRY ROADS BEING PLAYED IN THE STADIUM AFTER THE US SOCCER TEAM ADVANCES IN THE WORLD CUP.

CHILLS WATCHING THIS.

WOW 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

🚨🚨BREAKING🚨🚨

THIS REF IN THE US WORLD CUP SOCCER GAME NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THIS RED CARD.

ONE OF THE WORST CALLS YOU’LL EVER SEE.

WOW.

[Barstool Cleveland @BS_Cleveland]

USA fans finding that Refs hotel phone number

[tim parker @95cigar]

@SharpFootball Yeah to go from no yellows all game to a straight red for an accident was ridiculous, should've been a yellow

[stern @ChriisStern]

@FIFAcom you guys are pathetic!! Not a red card. Rigged cup

[stern @ChriisStern]

@BeingHonestdude @FBI We need to start a petition!!!!

[stern @ChriisStern]

@bdubsports_ Not a red card at all fucking horrible refs!!!

[stern @ChriisStern]

@bdubsports_ We need to start a petition!!! No red card!!!

[stern @ChriisStern]

@GibbsShowYo We need to start a petition that was not a red card !!!

[Arizona Cardinals @AZCardinals]

a u r a

[stern @ChriisStern]

@acnewsitics I watch Kamala to see what kind of dumb ass shit she has to say 😂

[Charles Leclerc @Charles_Leclerc]

México, estamos listos ❤️

[durvesh @BLackgold_5]

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