Pete Davis

Futures trader

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

Sorry but not even close. @espnfc ran circles around FOX during the World Cup. She’s good but their studio shows has infinitely better energy, chemistry, charisma and game analysis.

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

Watching @espnfc and the gulf in class between their show and anything FOX put out during the World Cup is massive. Rebecca Lowe & co were pretty good but they simply didn’t come close to anything @espn puts out

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

I think ESPN was better by miles. Even now their studio shows have way more chemistry, charisma and better analysis. And their game commentators are way better.

[Joe Schad @schadjoe]

I liked World Cup with ESPN

Thoughts?

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

Also, if MLS had pro/rel owners would never take the risk to invest so much money in building these stadiums and the sport would never grow. American fans want great stadiums and they’re not gonna go to crap stadiums.

[Adam Booker @abooker17]

In 2025 the average revenue an MLS club brought in was $75 million. In USL it was $3 million.

If an MLS team dropped from first to second division that club would die before the next season even started.

Give me pro/rel when the entire sport is financially stable enough 👍

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

So much for this "integrity of the game" nonsense... I thought VAR was supposed to solve problems, not create them?

They need to start instituting Article 27 in real time...

[Dale Johnson @DaleJohnsonBBC]

Egypt's disallowed goal was completely against how this tournament has been refereed.

You can't have a light touch where you don't give fouls for minimal contact and then rule out a goal through VAR for a very minimal hold of the shirt.

#ARGEGY

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

How is it that both FIFA and pretty much all the domestic leagues can't figure out how to train their VAR officials on following protocols? It's mind blowing honestly...

[Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell]

Second Egypt goal being waived off was the worst example of replay being used to solve a problem that doesn't exist.

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

I love watching soccer, but has there ever been a sport more affected by blatant officiating fuckups? They need to start firing some of these referees big time

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

🤣🤣🤣

[Cranky Federalist @CrankyFed]

FIFA really thought they could beat a New York City real estate developer at corruption

[Novig @Novig]

Belgium vs USA match preview

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

What a fucking retarded comparison

[Gerard Baker @gerardtbaker]

I’ll explain: Imagine if at the Paris Olympics in 2024, the US had won gold because a Frenchman was disqualified for some rule infraction. The French president then told the IOC to revoke the ban and the Frenchman was awarded gold. Why would any American be unhappy about this?

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

The focus should be on getting decisions right, and on holding VAR officials accountable for actually following protocol

[𝗙𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗢 🇩🇪 @fiago7]

That’s exactly the precedent that has been set now. That‘s why this should have never happened, regardless of whether you think it was a red card for Balogun or not.

We will now have politicians of every country call FIFA after every single World Cup game for all kinds of controversial decisions - making our sport a lot less enjoyable.

[𝗙𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗢 🇩🇪 @fiago7]

That’s exactly the precedent that has been set now. That‘s why this should have never happened, regardless of whether you think it was a red card for Balogun or not.

We will now have politicians of every country call FIFA after every single World Cup game for all kinds of controversial decisions - making our sport a lot less enjoyable.

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

@MiguelDelaney 2/2: The same mistakes are made over and over again, with no accountability. Obvious errors that can be fixed afterwards should be done. Moreso, VAR officials who keep screwing up like this should be talked to and taken off games if they keep doing it. No excuse.

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

@MiguelDelaney 1/2: I'd be fine with this if VAR officials didn't consistently screw up simple protocols. It seems that all around the world (happens all the time during Europe club seasons), VAR officials totally screw up what are simple-to-follow protocols, but nothing is ever done...

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

FIFA shouldn't have needed prodding for reviewing the error. VAR was implemented to get it right but far too often VAR officials can't figure out how to follow simple protocols. Happens all the time in club seasons. Right decision, wrong process.

[Nick De Marco KC @nickdemarco_]

I was just reading about this. To me, it makes matters considerably worse.
The issue is no longer simply whether the original red card was justified. It is whether FIFA has undermined the integrity of the World Cup, and its own authority as the global regulator of football, by appearing either to invent a procedure or, at the very least, to apply its rules in a wholly unprecedented way, against a backdrop of acknowledged political pressure, while refusing to give reasons and seemingly leaving the decision with no meaningful avenue of challenge.

As someone committed to sporting integrity, transparency, fairness and the rule of law in sport, if the reports of what has happened are accurate, I find this deeply troubling.

For years I have represented players and others facing lengthy bans for betting offences where there has been no suggestion whatsoever of match manipulation, because the governing bodies, including FIFA, have consistently argued that preserving confidence in the integrity of the sport requires robust and uncompromising enforcement.

If that is the standard expected of participants, the regulator itself must be held to at least the same standard. If the reports are accurate, this decision, and the consequences for FIFA, could prove to be truly seismic, eclipsing the controversy about the red card itself.

#sportslaw #sports #fifa #balogun

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

Europeans gripe about integrity of the game but seem to be OK when VAR mistakes are made all the time during the club season. How about correcting mistakes, getting it right & holding VAR officials accountable for screwing up?

I dunno, maybe it's just bc I'm American...

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

So to recap what happened with the USMNT:

• Balogun received a bogus red card
• VAR protocol isn't followed (no slow-mo)
• Trump calls Infantino to ask about the process
• US Soccer lawyers preapre & submit an appeal

FIFA's independent 18-person disciplinary committee then met, approved the appeal, and told Balogun he could play in Monday's match against Belgium.

That's what everyone is complaining about?

All rules were followed, and that same process is open to every other country. The only difference is everyone knows the red card was a mistake to begin with.

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

Here's my issue with all this... They screwed up the call in the first place by improperly showing the ref slow-mo's & stills. It should've been corrected on Thursday. Don't gripe about integrity of the game when VAR is consistently misapplied. Integrity is about getting it right

[ESPN Podcasts @espnpodcasts]

"They've made a mockery of this World Cup. ... I don't know how [Gianni Infantino] can look at himself in the mirror and think, 'Yeah I did the right thing here, it's okay.' ... You can not change rules halfway through a tournament."

On the latest episode of The Gab & Juls Show, @Marcotti and @LaurensJulien discuss the controversy surrounding Folarin Balogun's availability against Belgium.

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

Their contract ends July 19

[Micah Adams @MAdamsStatGuy]

Fox needs to turn the World Cup into a legit 3-year production.

Bring qualifying and even friendlies into the public conscious.

College GameDay level of studio presence with the main desk of Lowe, Henry and Zlatan.

Rinaldi features.
Jameis man on the street.
Bracketology.

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

Nope, never.

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

I would take this over 100F and humid any day. ☃️

[Pete Davis @RealPeteDavis]

Innovation doesn't make something money. Being actual money makes it money.

[David Marcus @davidmarcus]

People keep asking about my Bitcoin conviction given the price action.

Short version: neutral, open, fixed-supply money enforced by code is unique. Over the long run, that difference only compounds.

Unbroken and steadfast.