No matter how well the US team plays going forward, it's always going to have a world-wide, indelible asterisk next to it.
The stink of corruption will always follow them.
And yet they can still do the right thing, but I'm sure they won't.
Really, it's sad. Thanks Trump.
Trump's interference in FIFA's decision making shows that the US under Trump is unable to host a major international competition.
Trump does not respect any rule of law.
The rest of the world needs to figure out the consequences.
FIFA: "no of course this was not political interference, we would never allow such a thing"
Trump: "it was all me. I interfered. Politically."
Spectacular.
The Belgium Coach says that Trump calling FIFA President Gianni Infantino and asking him to rescind the penalty red card for Folarin Bolagun will end up following the U.S now with every game they play making it questionable.
Trump found a way to fuck up the most popular sport in the world 🙄
I wonder if people in America realizes how much damage trump caused the last 24 hours 🤔
Last year, Microsoft made $101 billion in profits, got a $12.5 billion tax break from Trump & paid its CEO $96 million.
This year, it’s raising the price of an Xbox by $150 & eliminating 3,200 jobs.
Please don’t tell me corporate tax breaks create jobs. It never trickles down.
🚨BREAKING: Sen. Ted Cruz just thanked Trump for intervening with FIFA to overturn Folarin Balogun’s red card.
Political interference is a violation of FIFA’s statutes and carries serious consequences including permanent EXPULSION from FIFA competitions.
Activists built a water station providing clean drinking water to Palestinians.
He posts about it's launch on X.
One hour later Israel bombs it, killing the workers.
🚨: The Trump administration fired the scientists who ran the government’s climate website, then shut the site down. The scientists just rebuilt it with their own money and put it back online.
Trump's red card intervention has done such a massive disservice to the US football team & American fans.
He's politicised the team by tainting them with his corruption.
The rest of the world is rooting for Belgium tonight for political reasons. That's not how sport should be.
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.
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