Steven Schultz

[Steven Schultz @StevenWSchultz]

Tough major season for the writers at Golf Digest

[Steven Schultz @StevenWSchultz]

It is so much better! #TheOpen

[Shane Bacon @shanebacon]

The Sky Sports feed on the peacock app is the way to go today. Get involved if you can.

[Mark Valorian @markvalorian]

A critical element that the "rulebook purists" arguing Balogun deserved a red card are conveniently overlooking:

BALOGUN was the one who was challenged from behind.

The Bosnian player played *through* Balogun from behind and placed himself in the path of Balogun's natural step.

When he begins taking that step, Balogun has no idea the Bosnian player would even be in front of him. In that sense, you can't really even consider his move a "challenge." It was simply a step that incidentally landed in the same place the opponent's foot did.

In fact, the reason Balogun's step came down so hard is *because* the Bosnian player challenged into him and knocked him off balance.

This is not "reckless" or "excessive force" by any stretch of the imagination.

The red card was *obviously* unjustified from the outset. The only thing FIFA got wrong here is not immediately suspending the red card after the match.

[Rob Collins @RobCollinsTV]

“Under FIFA‘s own protocols, the play should not have been flagged to Brazilian referee Raphael Claus by the video assistant, who ask Claus to review the play on the monitor following a slow-motion replay of the incident. Balogun was not even cautioned by Claus on the field.”

[Yahoo Sports @YahooSports]

Balogun's early return from a red card isn't even the first we've seen in THIS World Cup 👀

FIFA suspended the final two games of a three-match suspension for Cristiano Ronaldo after a VAR review saddled him with a red card in Portugal's penultimate qualifying match vs. Republic of Ireland.

Ronaldo would've otherwise had to miss Portugal's first two games of the tournament.

[Steven Schultz @StevenWSchultz]

@Rory_Talks_Ball “Fruit of a poisonous tree.” They came to the decision using slow mo. Decision had to be thrown out.

[Steven Schultz @StevenWSchultz]

Fruit of a poisonous tree. VAR tried to cheat the #usmnt by using slow mo in its determination. Glad FIFA did the right thing.

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

BREAKING @TheAthleticFC

Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban suspended. Extraordinary development.

Story with @Dan_Sheldon_

https://t.co/oQ61J9btzT

[Steven Schultz @StevenWSchultz]

@stuholden Think it was more of how the refs got there than the decision itself. If ref on the field said red card then it likely stands. But VAR and the ref used slow mo to make the determination, against FIFA rules. Fruit of a poisonous tree.

[Steven Schultz @StevenWSchultz]

France missed a great chance to wear these kits today on the Fourth of July

[Simon Tsalikis 🇨🇦 🇬🇷 @SimonTSN690]

Don’t get why people struggle with the offside rule

If 1 mm of your cleat touches the back line of the end zone, it’s incomplete

If 1 mm of your shoe is touching the 3 point line, your bucket is a 2 not a 3

If 99.9% of ball is foul but .1% touches the chalk, it’s a fair ball

[Steven Schultz @StevenWSchultz]

I do not get these types of posts

Would a non-American football fan watch that sport & think “that defender shouldn’t be flagged for offside after running past the los before the snap. He should be able to run unabated to the QB. Buzzkill.” This is what they sound like.

[Zach Fleer @ZachFleer270]

Offsides in soccer is the most buzzkill penalty ever. Can’t stand watching this sport

[Steven Schultz @StevenWSchultz]

@dakkado Funny thing is it is “offside” even in American football. Refs when they announce it in nfl and college games announce the foul as “offside.” Fans just don’t listen.

[Steven Schultz @StevenWSchultz]

@_collinnnn @Mayzomatic Exactly, would American football “be better” if as long as a defensive player had a toe on their side of the line of scrimmage at the snap of the ball they would be onside (which is the equivalence to this)….no

[Sanjay Sujanthakumar @tha_Real_Kumar]

#USMNT striker Folarin Balogun on his immediate reaction to red card:

“I think it was just important to stay calm. I never want to react out of anger and out of emotion. There’s still lots of people we’re inspiring, little kids, boys and girls who are watching, and we have to show them the correct way to handle things, even when you think it's unjust.”

On shaking ref’s hand postgame:

“As said, you can feel like something, injustice can happen to you. It’s not an excuse to be disrespectful… I'm aware that the World Cup might be the first time a lot of American viewers are tuning in. So it's important just to show people, whether things happen to you, good or bad, just to continue to be yourself.”

[Steven Schultz @StevenWSchultz]

Where is that Austrian reporter from the Ben Shelton press conference now after the reporter said the #USMNT was horrible and Austria was going to go far in this World Cup?

[American Ultras Talk @usmntaut]

Friendly reminder that this wasn’t a red card just a few weeks ago. What a horrible fucking decision that could cost the USA our World Cup run. This better be investigated.

[Steven Schultz @StevenWSchultz]

So much heart from this #usmnt, who were not only playing against the opponent but also playing against a ref that did not want to see them go through! What an amazing experiencing seeing it live.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits. https://t.co/RqBi4UDJAY

[Steven Schultz @StevenWSchultz]

TPC San Antonio should not be that high. I thought TPC Louisiana was a better course (and that’s not even factoring in cost).

[Golf Digest @GolfDigest]

Our course-ranking panelists picked the 10 best golf courses in the TPC network.

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[U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @USMNT]

BANGER BY BERHALTER TO TIE THIS THING UP 😱