Christophe Muller

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[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@C_Gardner55 @WhoDeyLEX @TheAthleticFC Yep

Nothing like that happened before

And it seems quite clear that the one who initiated is trump

Agree?

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@C_Gardner55 @WhoDeyLEX @TheAthleticFC they did not even give an official reason for this decision mate. Pure mafia shit

and no, rules also quite literally state that red card = suspension, as done for every single one of them in world cup history

finally, many football commentators think it was a fair red card

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@moicestcecilia @BelRedDevils what arguments? "the RBFA has still not received any decision or any explanation from FIFA regarding this matter"

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@Axelevans29 Juste pour clarifier, tu penses que parce que les US ne sont pas une nation de foot, on devrait les laisser tricher?

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@swissfootdata the "best soccer team" would work perfectly, everyone would agree

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@swissfootdata let's just hand them a fake trophy, it worked for trump and the piece prize

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@d_ford_p @DocLibertarian @TheAthleticFC ah my bad, fair enough

(does not make the rest legitimate, but i'm just repeating myself here)

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@SBS0311 @TheAthleticFC well i don't recall the last time a politician openly tried to influence the sports outcome

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@DocLibertarian @TheAthleticFC stopped at "wasn't even a foul", made me laugh at least

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@Dtemp91 @0xSearchie @ChrisVannini Consistency is exactly why this is a mess. Soft reds happen every week but they don't get on "probation" because a head of state calls Infantino. If decision is changing via political phone calls instead of the actual referee committee, the competition loses all integrity

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@Dtemp91 @JTee0099 @MLShater There's a massive difference between standard appeal processes and a literal political intervention. The red card was soft, but letting geopolitical power dictate squad availability completely undermines the tournament. Where does FIFA draw the line after this?

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@Jacksburneracc9 @Dtemp91 @TheAthleticFC i repeat, there is no consensus about the fact that there was an error to be corrected in first place

i'm not sure this "appeal" been made within rules, literally never happend for a red card to be removed like this

then, still, what's next? political bargain for each decision?

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@Dtemp91 @bobbybsmith83 @RBPundit i'm not sure you understand what sport means

if you do corruption to favour your team, there is absolutely no pride in winning anymore; what's the point

but sure, enjoy it; make you own special rules for yourself so that you can pretend usa is relevant in football

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@Dtemp91 @bobbybsmith83 @RBPundit yes, exactly, you should stfu and accept it

sports outcome should not be dependent on what team has the most political leverage

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@Dtemp91 @TheAthleticFC That's lying to say there's a consensus the referee made a mistake.

Even so you must accept the decision, there will always be controversial decisions, and it's not up to politics to decide the outcome, but to the referee (or appeal system etc).

here it was pure politics

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@Dtemp91 @TheAthleticFC Whining because you wanted them to let you do corruption without complaining?

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@Dtemp91 @TheAthleticFC how so, i'm curious?

i think it's pathetic to try to rig what is supposed to be a harmless, unifying sports event

prove me wrong

[Christophe Muller @mullerchris13]

@jisamill @AdamCrafton_ @scuffedpod @TheAthleticFC belgium is not the one using political pressure to change sport decisions.. embarrassing indeed..