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I will, yeah.

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@DanielHussey2 Der God, why did you do this to us? WHY??

I need a drink, a BIG one.

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@ChrisBCorey @3four3 The Red want overturned, it was suspended, which was odd to start with.

https://t.co/XlPiAaDPRQ if you’re really interested, read this from a football journalist who knows his stuff.

[Miguel Delaney @MiguelDelaney]

From speaking to a few legal people etc re Balogun, there's a consensus that:

10.5 is clear - cards are issued by the referee. They are not "disciplinary measures" so 12.7 should not apply

The object of the FIFA disciplinary code it is to do with infringement of rules, not on-field offences

9.1 says decisions are final and may not be reviewed by the FIFA judicial bodies

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@JamieJackson___ God Jenrick is such an odious toad, deflection deflection deflection, has nothing substantive to offer as a defence but “old friend” quips and usual jibes. Pathetic, slimy creep.

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@tuhlyjzelud @EricLDaugh @ClayTravis Listen, the real scandal here isn’t necessarily the “is it a Red Card or not?”, the real scandal is FIFA / Infantino suspending the red card for a year rather than rescinding it. That is absolutely astonishing, and sets a dangerous precedent in football.

A dark day in football

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@shootr45 @LogicOracle @RepJackKimble 🤭

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@tuhlyjzelud @EricLDaugh @ClayTravis A player’s duty of care to his opponent is expected, so intent is not a deciding factor.

The referee (and VAR) only need to conclude that the challenge endangered the opponent’s safety or involved excessive force for a red card to be justified.

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@tuhlyjzelud @EricLDaugh @ClayTravis Mate, Intention has NOTHING to do with the deciding factors.

That’s why referees are instructed to judge things like

* Did it endanger opponent’s safety
* force used
* speed & intensity
* point of contact (e.g. studs into the ankle or shin)
* player in control of the challenge

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@ToddSmithCoug @EricLDaugh @ClayTravis Law 12 states:

A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play (red card)

To think you clueless ball-bags had to get your Rapist & Chief to have a tantrum to have it rescinded? 🤣

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@benwright So Law 12 says that:

A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play (red card)

Nearly breaking his ankle isn’t “endangers the safety of an opponent”?

Dear God, I give up.

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@DanielHussey2 What an absolute ball-bag he is, a little FIFA poodle.

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@tuhlyjzelud @EricLDaugh @ClayTravis Law 12 says that:

A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play (red card)

You’re claiming that tackle didn’t endanger the safety of the player? Seriously?

Unbelievable.

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@LogicOracle @RepJackKimble Believe it or not, this is actually satire 😏

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@TVietor08 That’s a red, intent has nothing to do with the RC decision. It’s a dangerous foul and deserved RC.

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@FabrizioRomano FIFA = Corruption.

[Appie Culé @appiecule]

This is probably the biggest scandal in World Cup history.

USA striker Folarin Balogun committed this outrageous foul against Bosnia and was shown a straight red card… but here’s where it gets crazy.

The White House publicly contacted FIFA and the tournament organizers, asking them to lift his suspension. And they actually did. Balogun is now eligible to play against Belgium.

The organizers cited something called a “probation period,” meaning the red card still stands, but instead of serving the mandatory suspension, he’ll only be punished if he commits a similar offense again.

A blatant manipulation of the rules for everyone to see, especially considering red-card suspensions are not supposed to be appealable.

When you’re expelled from school, but your dad is the Principal. 😭

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@usmntonly YOU ARE SO CORRUPT.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The White House called FIFA’s Gianni Infantino to review Team USA’s Folarin Balogun’s red card, AP source says. https://t.co/ZM1M8IIf01

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@MarkRenton808 @henrywinter @RoyalBelgianFA I’m definitely not fan of the FIFA president or their antics, but FIFA made no such apology for not sending off Messi as far as I’ve found 🤷🏻‍♂️

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@KulkUTD @danzaria_an @ESPNFC The ref enabled Paraguay’s increasingly shithousing behaviour.

It is beyond belief he didn’t hand out a single YC against them the whole game, not even for the penalty, like what the actual f__k?!?!? Dreadful performance.