@starsnstripesfc Part of me hopes Pochettino plays Pepi up front the whole game just to show we didn’t need Balogun to spank these dudes.
We’re just happy to have Balogun free due to the unjust red card.
Thierry Henry and Zlatan saying Balogun red isn’t a red is all you need to know.
I’m not going to listen to any goofball without a profile pic or someone who already didn’t want the USA to perform well say anything else.
FIFA has done this before in these situations. This isn’t some unprecedented exception.
Red card suspensions have been overturned before, and they’ll be overturned again when FIFA determines the circumstances warrant it. No matter how much some European and South American fans insist otherwise, history says they’re wrong.
They can complain all they want. A bad decision was corrected, and the tournament is better for it. 😎🇺🇸
@starsnstripesfc Everyone was already against the USA, they had nothing to use until now lol!
We were always winning this game. This just gives plebs something to complain about because we’ve been crushing and calling it soccer along the way.
@JacobsBen Well shout out to Balogun, at least.
Performing so phenomenal nations and fans of those nations are scared because an unjust red card that has not been given consistently across THIS tournament has been suspended.
The reality is, everyone on the planet needed a reason to hate the USA.
Up until the red card (which has not been consistently given for worst infractions THIS tournament) they had nothing.
So FIFA restores justice by suspending the red card and everyone has their reason.
🚨 Folarin Balogun is eligible to play against Belgium.
FIFA sources had insisted US Soccer had no appeal. Sources say US Soccer did not attempt one as a result.
And Balogun had spoken on Monday here in Seattle about missing the game telling us, “I have to accept it…”
Yet FIFA have decided to hand Balogun a suspended one-game ban, which is in their powers as per Article 27. The red card stands but Balogun is free to play.
Cristiano Ronaldo also given a suspended ban before the tournament allowing him to play Portugal’s opening World Cup games.