Zlatan Ibrahimović blasts the referee and VAR after Croatia's last-minute goal against Portugal was ruled out:
🗣️ “That is daylight robbery. Absolute daylight robbery. Don't tell me football is better because of decisions like that. The referee and VAR have stolen the biggest moment of Croatia's World Cup.
If you need five minutes, endless replays, slow motion and lines drawn across a screen to find an offside, then it isn't a clear mistake. The referee has hidden behind VAR instead of having the courage to make a football decision.
Croatia earned that goal with heart, courage and belief. They celebrated, millions celebrated with them, and then a group of officials sitting in a room erased all of that. That's not justice that's killing the emotion of football.
This is the FIFA World Cup, not a science experiment. Fans don't travel across the world to watch officials freeze frames and measure millimetres. They come to witness unforgettable moments, and tonight one of those moments was stolen.
I don't blame Portugal I blame the referee and VAR. Croatia deserved to have that goal stand, and instead they're going home wondering how football's biggest tournament ended with the officials becoming the main characters. For me, that's one of the worst VAR decisions you'll ever see.”
🚨Thierry Henry blasts the referee and VAR after Croatia's last-minute goal against Portugal was ruled out:
🗣️ “I don't understand that decision at all. For me, the referee and VAR have completely ruined what should have been one of the greatest moments of this World Cup.
You cannot overturn a goal of that magnitude unless the evidence is absolutely clear. I've watched the replay several times, and I still don't see enough to confidently rule it out. If it's taking that long to draw lines and freeze frames, then it isn't obvious.
The referee has allowed technology to become the star of the match. Fans didn't come to watch VAR—they came to watch football. Croatia thought they had earned a dramatic equaliser through courage and determination, only for it to be taken away by a decision that will divide opinions for years.
This is exactly why people are losing faith in VAR. Instead of correcting obvious mistakes, it's making microscopic decisions that nobody in the stadium can understand. That's not what football is supposed to be.
I feel for the Croatian players because moments like this stay with you forever. You celebrate, you believe you've kept your World Cup dream alive, and then it's all erased in seconds. For me, the referee and VAR have got this completely wrong.”
just sickening that they’re showing the referee this view from Mars when they had the close-up angle that clearly shows the flight or spin of the ball never changes
Garrett Nussmeier waited 3 years on the sideline for his opportunity, died on the field for his team last season while Brian Kelly was destroying his PR through lies, and now teams won’t touch the guy who’s made as many NFL throws as anyone
I’m sick.
Astronomer hiring Gwyneth Paltrow — who consciously uncoupled Chris Martin after 13 years of marriage — for an ad campaign explaining how Apache Airflow and ML Pipelines work is a 1000D chess move
@GuntherEagleman And yet you will still follow them no matter what.
We criticize the left for the same thing.
At the end of the day, both parties are corrupt and politics is a game played by the rich
@titoqueen420 I’m pretty sure a long time ago I watched something where he said it was pronounced Favre but everyone kept getting it wrong so he just accepted it as Farve.
- First meal in NO at Chipotle
- Got preferential treatment from his HC
- Young players thrown under the bus
- Alienated an all time franchise great
- Can’t stay healthy
- AWOL during the SB and Mardi Gras
- And now a 68 million dollar cap hit
The Derek Carr experience
@RapSheet@MikeGarafolo People down here work their asses off all week only to get rewarded with this disconnected jackass playing QB for the home team on Sundays I don’t wish this experience on anyone