Gianni Infantino has just overseen one of the biggest controversies in World Cup history.
The Folarin Balogun affair saw FIFA’s president accused of allowing politics to compromise sporting integrity — a grave charge.
So why is he more powerful, and secure, than ever?
📝 @mjshrimper
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In August 2024 Rodri and Álvaro Morata were rightly banned for one match for singing “Gibraltar is Spain”.
Now the Argentine players who celebrated with the “Falklands are Argentine” banner must be barred from the final.
'One-sided' World Cup refs accused of 'giving Argentina every decision' to send Lionel Messi into a World Cup semi-final against England: Switzerland stars rage - just days after Egypt's 'rigging' accusations https://t.co/MJSU276L2W
Claims the World Cup has been “fixed” in favour of Lionel Messi’s Argentina have reached fever pitch following their controversial win over Egypt.
Telegraph Sport looks at some of the claims that Argentina’s name is already on the trophy 👇
https://t.co/H5E0hAmMs3
🚨😳 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗘.
This is how often each World Cup quarter-finalist has been shown a yellow card based on fouls committed:
🏴 England: 🟨 1 card every 7 fouls.
🇲🇦 Morocco: 🟨 1 every 9.8 fouls.
🇧🇪 Belgium: 🟨 1 every 10 fouls.
🇨🇭 Switzerland: 🟨 1 every 11.5 fouls.
🇫🇷 France: 🟨 1 every 12.2 fouls.
🇳🇴 Norway: 🟨 1 every 13.6 fouls.
🇪🇸 Spain: 🟨 1 every 17.5 fouls.
🇦🇷 Argentina: 🟨 1 every 22 fouls.
England are being booked once every seven fouls, while Argentina average just one yellow card every 22 fouls committed.
Does this suggest different refereeing standards for the World Cup holders? 🤔
🚨 FIFA ranking of Argentina’s opponents at this World Cup:
▪️🇩🇿 Algeria (28th)
▪️🇦🇹 Austria (24th)
▪️🇯🇴 Jordan (63rd)
▪️🇨🇻 Cape Verde (67th)
▪️🇪🇬 Egypt (29th)
▪️🇨🇭 Switzerland (19th)
With an average opponent ranking of 38th, Argentina have had the easiest route to the quarter-finals in World Cup history. 😳
🗞️ @2010MisterChip
المقطع الاكثر حذفًا في تويتر من امبارح
المقطع ده الفيفا بتطارده بحقوق النشر من امبارح وكل اللي بينشره بيتقفله حسابه او المقطع ينحذف
ده باختصار ملخص الاخطاء التحكيمية امبارح وملخص المدعرة اللي عملها الحكم القذر ضد مصر
اتفرجوا بعينكم … ظلم بيّن وسرقة
Incredible Egyptian goal is disallowed because of a foul far away, then same situation a few minutes later and goal for Argentina not disallowed! No VAR, nothing? FIFA again looks like a corrupt joke, playing favorites for stars.
🚨REPORT: Martin Svědík, manager of Czech club FC Brno, told his players he’d coach in a Peaky Blinders outfit if they won the league
The team just became champions and he kept his word