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mind ur own business

[Archy✝️ | Richard Nixon Democrat @ArchysLife]

It's not about Balogun. It's really not about Belgium, even. It's about this being the final straw in a long phenomenon of football being blatantly sold out to Gulf-Arab billionaires and now to American interests.

[UEFA @UEFA]

UEFA statement on the Balogun case: ⬇️
https://t.co/9LQDx8waKe

[bert @modsya]

Mantap Uefa jaga ahli gabungan dia.

Meanwhile AFC, tak nampak pulak any statement masa Iran kena layan macam sampah....

[Erik Thurman is illustrating for a better future @ErikThurman]

I don't mean this as some sort of gotcha for the OP, but really the entire World Cup should have been boycotted the moment the US prevented the Irani team from remaining in the country after every day. We are here precisely because no action was taken there.

[Haresh Deol 🇲🇾 ‏ @HareshDeol]

"Sources have told the Guardian that Trump made THREE calls to Fifa, starting from Wednesday, to ensure that the change was made."

Isn't this some form of government interference? Will Fifa now investigate itself?

This is getting really ridiculous.

https://t.co/0oPdSlkZWu

[Toney @toneyq73]

If I’m Belgium I’m refusing to play the game. You can’t change the rules because a fat orange paedophile tells you it’s his tournament and he decides who plays. Utterly fucking ridiculous

[Politics Global @PolitlcsGlobal]

🚨🇪🇺 BREAKING: UEFA has accused FIFA of crossing a “red line” by suspending USA forward Folarin Balogun's red card

It comes after allegations that FIFA was lobbied by the White House

[@SkyNews]

[Arjun Sethi @arjunsethi81]

FIFA won’t intervene when Iran is forced to relocate to Mexico and banned from training in the U.S., but they’ll break their own rules to reinstate a U.S. player.

[Annemarie Dray @AnnemarieDray]

Balogun’s red card was given by the referee, backed up by VAR within the game and FIFA’s own disciplinary panel reviewed and upheld the decision after the game. So yes this decision reeks of corruption.

[Syed Saddiq @SyedSaddiq]

Malaysia dikhianati Norway.

Malaysia dah bayar RM600juta untuk beli misil dari Norway.

Norway patut serahkan pada bulan March.

Tiba tiba bulan April kata tak boleh serahkan kerana Misil tersebut untuk “rakan terdekat”

You signed a contract, took our money, yet now you backstabbed us at the most crucial moment which puts our National sovereignity at risk.

Norway has Haaland, a world-class finisher. But when it comes to fulfilling promises, they’re not a finisher but a world-class loser.

[Romy Jarr @romyjarr]

Romario dah bgtau sebelum ni Brazil ada masalah dgn eksport pemain² terlalu cepat atau terlalu awal ke Eropah. Destinasi² di Eropah pula lazimnya kelab² mid-table atau lower-half.

Itu puncanya.

Brazil bukan tidak lagi melahirkan Bebeto, Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Kaka, Neymar...Liga Brasileiro sentiasa lahirkan pemain² tempatan yg stail permainan samba seperti sebelum² ini. Yg menjadi masalahnya, apabila pipeline bakat luar bisa Brazil tersebut disalurkan terlalu cepat, kemudiannya pula ke destinasi yg salah.

[Angry Bosnian Fan @AngryBosnianFan]

You might find this crazy, but the rest of us don't immedietly stop watching the World Cup because our team is eliminated. We actually like this sport.

[TheTributeAct MX @TheTributeAct]

FIFA are supposed to suspend countries whose politicians interfere in how the World Cup is managed.

Go for it Belgium. Take legal action Court of Arbitration in Sport, Switzerland, and US courts all at the same time.

Do it for the game.

[Yannick Bolasie @YannickBolasie]

All I’ll say is if this was AFCON and they let a man play after he got a red card, the nonsense being said would be crazy

[𝚂𝚞 𖠰 @she_reverie]

so Croatia gets knocked out because the ball might've brushed a hair and put a guy offside by like 2mm... but the US gets a red card suspension lifted after the fact.
what the actual fuck?

[Jack D 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @JackDunc1]

FIFA's own rules dictate that if a government tries to intervene in a disciplinary matter - that team is disqualified. Not happening to the USA though, despite trump making that phone call. Wonder why. 🤔

Fuck Trump. Fuck Infantino.

[Leyla Hamed @leylahamed]

Recently, FIFA suspended Nepal’s football federation over government interference. Several federations have faced sanctions for the same reason.

Now we learn the White House made a direct call to FIFA asking Infantino to review Balogun’s red card.

FIFA insists the decision was handled by an independent disciplinary panel and could not be influenced externally.

But how is a direct call from a government to FIFA over a player’s suspension not, at the very least, political interference?

[Daniel Austin @_Dan_Austin]

Just to be clear, then. FIFA:

1) can't possibly intervene when Iran are forced to move, a referee is denied a visa, or fans are barred from the USA

2) can absolutely intervene when a decision goes against the USA that Donald Trump doesn't like

Smashing. All know where we stand

[Datuk Jahat Hensem @datukhensem]

Tahukah anda 50% pekerja kat Malaysia ni dapat gaji bawah RM3000. So kalau nak cari pasangan gaji atas Rm3000, 50% calon dah kena kick out. Inilah realiti sebenar.

[۟ @themimireign]

I’ll never forget when they burned a fake coffin with Mbappe’s picture on it. Literally K*K vibes