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Being Introverts kills me. #GGMU

[WH Fan Place @WestHamPlace]

Repeat after me….

CORRUPTION.

[Swiss Football Data @swissfootdata]

This is a sick joke

Fuck you, FIFA

Fuck you, Infantino

🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

This will be the biggest story, and potential scandal, of the World Cup…

[Jack D 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @JackDunc1]

Let's be really clear here, Belgium are not fussed about the player himself - they are fussed about the corruption and precedent set. They are willing to take a stand for the integrity of the sport, and that should be respected.

FIFA and the US should not get away with this.

[neddo khan @neddokhan]

Terpaling function bila dah viral 😒

[Taner @fmdestekcom]

Balogun olayından sonra Belçika - Amerika maçı

[Syahir @syahir]

World Cup paling bodo dalam sejarah 😂

[Polymarket Sports @PolymarketSport]

🚨JUST IN: Wayne Rooney on Balogun's suspended red card:

"It's an absolute disgrace. Infantino should be ashamed of this. The sportsmanship of the game is in question here."

[mari @fcmareee]

“We’re not defending the national team or federation, we are defending football and integrity”

[The Touchfine | 𝐓 @TouchfineX_]

🚨🗣️ Zlatan Ibrahimovic on FIFA reversing the Balogun red card against Bosnia:

🗣️ “I don’t want to speak, because it if I speak I might get my bags packing back home by tomorrow.”

[Darren @MUFCDarren_]

🚨 José Mourinho on the overturned red card for Folarin Balogun:

“Why? Because they’re the hosts? What is this nonsense? In football, these decisions must be the same for everyone. If the red card is a red card, it stays a red card.

People don’t like to admit it, but sometimes where you come from changes how you’re treated. Tell me honestly—does that decision get overturned if the player represents Ghana or Paraguay? I don’t think so. The rules should be the same for every nation.”

[Bosnian Football @BosniaNTBall]

FIFA just made a mockery of the tournament. #FIFAWorldCup

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The Royal Belgian Football Association has released a statement in regard to Folarin Balogun being able to play against them.

"The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is astonished by FIFA's decision to declare suspended United States player Folarin Balogun eligible to play in the USA–Belgium match on Monday, 6 July at 5:00 p.m. (Seattle time)."

"FIFA bases its decision on Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. This provision states that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may decide to suspend the enforcement of a previously imposed disciplinary sanction."

"However, Article 66.4 of the same FIFA Disciplinary Code clearly provides that a red card (sending-off) automatically results in a suspension for the team's next match, as has been the case for all previous red cards issued during this FIFA World Cup."

"Furthermore, and irrespective of the above, the decision is in direct contradiction with the provisions of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Competition Regulations, as set out in Article 10.5:

"If a player or team official is sent off as a result of a direct or indirect red card (second caution), they will automatically be suspended from their team's subsequent match. In addition, further sanctions may be imposed."

"The automatic nature of such a suspension was also explicitly reaffirmed in FIFA World Cup 2026 Circular No. 16, which was distributed to all participating member associations on 12 May 2026."

"The same rule is reiterated at every FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Coordination Meeting prior to each match and is included in all FIFA World Cup 2026 workshop presentations.

"In order to safeguard the legitimate rights of all participating teams and to protect the fundamental principles of fair play in our sport, both at this FIFA World Cup and at future editions of the tournament, the RBFA is investigating all potential options."

[Bosnian Football @BosniaNTBall]

FIFA + USMNT= Mafia! #FIFAWORLDCUP

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨⚠️ Belgium coach Rudi Garcia: “I didn’t know that at the World Cup as at FIFA the 5th of July is actually the first of April. It’s April Fools”.

“We’re not defending the national team or federation, we are defending football and integrity”.

[Alonso Gurmendi @Alonso_GD]

Under FIFA rules, the US should now be suspended from competition. Of course this wont happen

[Pokémon Daily Post💫 @PokeDailyPost]

Boss: "Why are you late?"

Me:

[LERRY @_AsiwajuLerry]

The worst President FIFA has ever had.

[No Context Cats @nocontextscats]

zero survival instict