John Wright

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[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

@Lying_Demon @campbellclaret @RestIsPolitics It’s not missing the point to say that this manager, this team, these players, did nothing wrong and don’t need punished for a decision by FIFA that they had nothing to do with deciding.

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

Basically.

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

Dear World,
Please, never forget these past 26 days we spent together just watching matches and talking ball before the world's most hated man figured out a way to make the World Cup all about himself. I am so sorry.

Sincerely,
Just a regular American.

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

Dear World,
Please, never forget these past 26 days we spent together just watching matches and talking ball before the world's most hated man figured out a way to make the World Cup all about himself. I am so sorry.

Sincerely,
Just a regular American.

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

@amelia_tweetz Despite the fact that the team did nothing wrong and have played and conducted themselves well. That’s a shame but it doesn’t stop me supporting this great team

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

@Microinteracti1 Which matches have they won unfairly? Paraguay? Australia? Türkiye? Bosnia & Herzegovina?

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

@stevebrookstein Understood Steve. But remember: the team did nothing wrong. Trump is a moron, and FIFA was free to make any decision they thought was right. The team has got themselves to the round of 16 as underdogs and have been playing really well. Don't let all the hate on X win.

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

@amne0210 @AdrianP_doc You remind people of that 'daily'? Jesus. Oh, one thing though: the population of Americans that voted for him is 22.7 percent. Just a small error there.

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

@AdrianP_doc I agree with everything except your final 9 words.

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

I would support this.

[Admiral Mike Franken @FrankenforIowa]

The POTUS again embarrassed our nation by wrongly injecting his ego.
Coach Pochettino can sit Balogun out for the full match, or a half-match...to help redeem a sense of fair-play.

[Admiral Mike Franken @FrankenforIowa]

The POTUS again embarrassed our nation by wrongly injecting his ego.
Coach Pochettino can sit Balogun out for the full match, or a half-match...to help redeem a sense of fair-play.

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

This is correct! If FIFA made any decision because of political pressure, then it undermines the game entirely. We know Trump likes to take credit for everything. Including this. We don't know much more than that.

[John Kirby @csljohnkirby]

No, I would not change my tune.

If FIFA lifted the suspension on Jarell Quansah after his red card for England, I would be just as annoyed. This is not about Belgium, the USA, England, Europe, or any one player.

It is about football integrity.

A red card carries consequences. If those consequences can be lifted after political intervention, then the problem is no longer just one decision. It becomes a question of fairness, process and whether the rules apply equally to everyone.

Football has value because people believe the contest is honest.

Once that belief is damaged, the whole game is damaged.

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

@Altymcaltalt3 I've never heard an American say anything close to that, but you go right ahead and keep the faith in your own bullshit lol

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

@Eyeswideopen69 Who cheated?

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

@Korneel_Evers I'm afraid you're a bit too convinced by your own personal Twitter algorithm. No, the World Cup has been quite a success, actually. Most of the country never voted for Trump, and disapprove of him. Bit of a reframe when you look at the big picture.

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

@Wilson34David Sure, David; use data you've casually sourced from your own personal Twitter algorithm to besmirch an entire nation that I'm not even sure you've been to. 🙄

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

@FabioGhironi You can only say they've cheated if they've cheated.

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

Be angry at FIFA, not the USA Team, who have played their hearts out and followed every rule.

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

And would be FIFA's fault.

[John Færseth @JohnFaerseth]

It is irrelevant whether Balogun deserved a red card. Referees make stupid decisions all the time. If personal diplomacy and power can override decisions and the USA wins, it means outcomes are being decided off the field. That's match-fixing, and the end of sports.

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

And FIFA would be to blame if they made a decision purely for political reasons.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Imagine if Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever had convinced FIFA to unsuspend a player on his team prior to their match against the U.S.

People would be furious!

[John Wright @JustJohnWright]

@TheoWithTheCat @campbellclaret @RestIsPolitics As a fan of the USA team, it makes me very angry. :(