FOLARIN OPEYEMI JOSEPH

PUBLIC POLICY ENTHUSIAST

RESPONSIBILITY IS THE PRICE FOR GREATNESS ~Winston Churchill

[DAZN Football @DAZNFootball]

Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most shots at a single FIFA World Cup without creating a single chance for a teammate since 1966. 😳

#FIFAWorldCup

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

❌🚨 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗: Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player in history to play in six different World Cups without ever winning the tournament.

[Voice of the People TV @voptvlive]

Barr. Darlington: "All the Money That Has Disappeared Under Tinubu Is Enough to Set Up an Entirely New Country"

[Transfer News Live @DeadlineDayLive]

🚨 IT'S DONE! Jorge Jesus will be the new head coach of Portugal. He will replace Roberto Martinez. ✍️🇵🇹

(Source: A Bola)

[FOLARIN OPEYEMI JOSEPH @DistinctFOJ]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🏆 Cristiano Ronaldo: “I’ve won Euro 2016 and for me it has same dimension as the World Cup”.

“That remains forever. Tomorrow is a new day, and we go”.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇵🇹 BREAKING: Roberto Martinez LEAVES Portugal head coach job, it’s over. 👋🏼

Portuguese Federation to appoint new head coach next.

[BEN @afc_ben10]

🚨 Mikel Merino on his goal against Portugal:

🗣️ “The coach wanted to sub me on in the 50th minute, but I told him to wait because I was studying the game and how the defenders were positioning themselves. It took me 35 minutes to analyze their defense, and I told Raya I would score in the 90th minute, and I delivered. See you next game.”

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

4 - Romelu Lukaku is the first player to score as a substitute in four different FIFA World Cup matches.

Super.

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

🥇 Most international goals (146)
🥇 Most international appearances (233)
🥇 Most World Cup goals for Portugal (11)
🥇 Only player to score in SIX different FIFA World Cups
🥇 Most goals scored at Euros (14)

Cristiano bows out of international football as a living legend 👏

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Spain become the first side in World Cup history to keep six successive clean sheets 🧱

[EuroFoot @eurofootcom]

🚨🇪🇸 This is incredible. Spain have kept 5 CLEAN SHEETS in 5 matches at the World Cup. 🤯

⚖️ 0-0 draw vs Cape Verde
✅ 4-0 win vs Saudi Arabia
✅ 1-0 win vs Uruguay
✅ 3-0 win vs Austria
✅ 1-0 win vs Portugal

[Belgian Red Devils @BelRedDevils]

Overturn this. 🧏‍♂️ #USABEL

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Belgium's official national team account after destroying the USMNT 😅

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Spain still haven't conceded a single goal this World Cup 🤯

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

Infantino must go.

No matter where it’s held, the World Cup belongs to the fans – not gangsters like Trump.

We need someone who’ll finally kick corruption out of FIFA.

[Bosnian Football @BosniaNTBall]

Whether it is or isn’t a red to Balogun is now irrelevant. Government interference is a violation of FIFA Article 2 & 15, and the punishment is disqualification and suspension. #FIFAWorldCup

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

The Royal Belgian Football Association has released a statement regarding the decision to allow USA's Folarin Balogun to play. #FIFAWorldCup

[Politics Global @PolitlcsGlobal]

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 NEW: Labour MP Noah Law has asked FIFA President Gianni Infantino to delay Jarell Quansah’s red card suspension until after the World Cup

[Bayer 04 Leverkusen @bayer04_en]

We don miss you, Comrade 🥹

@boniface_jrn

[FIFA Media @fifamedia]

FIFA President Gianni Infantino:

“I have seen the public comments regarding the decision of the independent FIFA Disciplinary Committee related to the suspension of Folarin Balogun, and I would like to reiterate a fundamental principle of FIFA’s governance.

“FIFA’s judicial bodies are independent. They operate autonomously, apply the FIFA Disciplinary Code, and decide cases based on the applicable regulations and the specific facts before them. Their independence is essential to the credibility and integrity of football, and this must always be respected.

“Yes, I regularly discuss matters related to the FIFA World Cup with the President of the United States, and on this matter, I did receive a call from President Donald Trump, just as I receive calls from heads of state, government officials, football stakeholders and business executives from around the world on many different issues. During our conversation, I explained that there was an ongoing legal process involving FIFA’s independent judicial bodies and that the case would be decided in due course by the competent bodies. That is how FIFA’s system works, and it is a principle that I will always uphold.

“I read the decisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee when they are issued. Sometimes I am surprised by them. Sometimes I agree with them, and sometimes I disagree.

“What I always do, however, is respect those decisions and the autonomy of the bodies that make them. Whether we personally like a decision or not is irrelevant. Respect for independent institutions and the rule of law is what protects the integrity of our competitions and the credibility of FIFA at all times.”