🚨𝗠𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡 🗣️: “No, we will not cry like other teams that lose and then blame the referee when we clearly lacked the quality and discipline to win the match.”
🗣️“There is no shame in losing against the team of the greatest player to ever step foot on a football pitch. We accept the result, learn from it, and come back stronger.” ��🇭🤝🇦🇷
Zlatan Ibrahimović with a statement for the history books:
“Today, more than ever, I’m convinced that the campaign after the Argentina vs. Egypt game wasn’t against Argentina—it was aimed specifically at Messi.
“Today we saw a very clear handball in the build-up to Mbappé’s goal. The goal should have been disallowed, yet it stood. And still, we didn’t see the same outrage or the usual accusations.
“Where are the people who kept claiming Messi had FIFA’s full support? They’ve completely disappeared. Because for them, it was never about refereeing or fairness—it was always about Messi. Their problem has always been Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo’s fanbase is extremely emotional and simply doesn’t like Messi.”
I swear, what a legend. ❤️
Everyone says FIFA favors Messi… Joe says it’s actually Ronaldo.
Trevor: This tournament has a lot of people feeling like it’s scripted.
Trevor: There are many people who feel like Argentina and Lionel Messi are the darlings of FIFA… and Infantino does everything in his power to make sure they have an easy path in the tournament.
Joe: I disagree.
Trevor: You disagree because you love Messi.
Joe: No, I disagree because of facts. Argentina was supposed to play either Spain or Uruguay… but Uruguay bottled it. Football isn’t scripted. The big teams mess up. Argentina takes care of business.
Joe: So now, when you talk about Messi… this is going to sound biased, but if anything…
Joe: FIFA favors Ronaldo.
Trevor: Wow.
Joe: Ronaldo got a red card before the World Cup. He was supposed to have an automatic three-match ban.
Joe: But what did FIFA do? They gave him one match and suspended the other two.
Trevor: You’re right. We’ve never had a suspended sentence in football. Cristiano Ronaldo is the first recipient.
Joe: Imagine if Messi had received that preferential treatment.
Sony used to understand why physical games mattered.
Now they want $140 for 15-year-old Black Ops games and expect us not to worry about an all-digital future!
🚨 ��لأسطورة ليو ميسي:
"أعتقد أن ما شعرنا به جميعًا كان ارتياحًا كبيرًا بسبب الطريقة التي سارت بها المباراة، لأنه ليس من السهل العودة بعد التأخر 2-0. لكن كما أقول دائمًا، هذه المجموعة لا تستسلم أبدًا، وتواصل المحاولة حتى النهاية.
لحسن الحظ سجلنا هدف كوتي سريعًا، وكان لا يزال هناك وقت، وتمكنا من قلب النتيجة. ما قدمته هذه المجموعة اليوم في هذه المباراة كان جنونيًا بحق.
أنا سعيد جدًا لأن الجماهير ستواصل مرافقتنا والاستمتاع بما نقدمه، وآمل أن نواصل المشوار."
I never want to see Ream in a USMNT jersey again. I blame him entirely for Belgiums first 3 goals. Pochettino did everything he could, except subbing out Ream. That was incredibly frustrating.
Watching Europeans play North/South Americans in the World Cup:
"OMG, this game is so intense. I can't sleep tonight"
Watching Europeans play Europeans:
All former FIFA-certified referees raise your hands.
🙋
That's right I used to both play & ref soccer. Now I mostly just mock it. Until they mess w/ Team USA.
This picture of the collision between Balogun & the B&H player looks awful, but it's complete garbage.
Wrong angle to see what really happened.
Balogun was closer to the ball and the B&H player came from his right AND behind initiating the contact. He caused his own suffering.
The ref got it right initially as a no call. They were both playing the ball. Even in a sport known for pitifully lame flopping sometimes two dudes just crash into each other and do some actual damage. Doesn't mean there was a foul.
The replay guy then saw an opportunity to take the Americans down a notch and the ref bought in and made an egregious red card ejection.
If any call was made it should have been against the B&H player who came from behind and out of the sight line of Balogun.
The outrage now is "How dare the Americans get this absurd attempt to weaken them overturned".
Taking a player out of a once in a lifetime game and tournament should be an exceedingly high bar. This was not.
The people pretending to care about the rules are really mad the Americans aren't getting screwed over. It's a common sentiment and all around the world hating Americans for being the Biggest, Baddest and Best is as much a national sport as Soccer Ball.
I've lived overseas for six years and traveled to several dozen countries. Furriners love to hate on us. I'm not saying it's all underserved, I'm just saying it's not new and it's everywhere.
I can't blame them, we're barely 250 years old and we have accomplished more than any country in history. We have invented more amazing things, freed more people from tyranny and lifted more people from poverty and that stings, especially for the Euros who think they own our history.
They do, the part that we left and left behind. The part we are making now they can only watch and be chafed about. Because they can't even come close.
So they were salivating at knocking a US star out of play on a BS call. Sorry Jacques Belgique, you're going to have to take on a full US squad. Good luck, I hope we make you cry some more in the game tonight.
The coolest thing just happened in Miami.
The Argentinian fans came to join the Cape Verde fans to celebrate them.
I love this. I love football.
Soooo proud of Cape Verde