#USMNT striker Folarin Balogun on his immediate reaction to red card:
“I think it was just important to stay calm. I never want to react out of anger and out of emotion. There’s still lots of people we’re inspiring, little kids, boys and girls who are watching, and we have to show them the correct way to handle things, even when you think it's unjust.”
On shaking ref’s hand postgame:
“As said, you can feel like something, injustice can happen to you. It’s not an excuse to be disrespectful… I'm aware that the World Cup might be the first time a lot of American viewers are tuning in. So it's important just to show people, whether things happen to you, good or bad, just to continue to be yourself.”
@AndrewMarchand And surprising. First time I’ve ever saw them play in person: Colombia in DC. We got shelled. We’ve gotten shelled or looked sub-par since the ‘22 WC.
I told everyone after SEN & GER, tho, they look incredible(comparatively) and might make some noise !
@John_Fanta Landon Donovan v Algeria will be hard to beat. But this one is on the mt Rushmore, easily.
The technique to get the ball over and down so fast is top class.
@USMNTOtaku Pepi has looked awful in his minutes. No cap. Hes obviously doing something to win favor with Poch, but, haji had an equally impressive club season. What can he bring?
Friendly reminder that this wasn’t a red card just a few weeks ago. What a horrible fucking decision that could cost the USA our World Cup run. This better be investigated.
The coldest penalty ever taken in football history happens to be in the World Cup.
Zidane disrespected Buffon by going for Panenka BUT the ball out of respect for Buffon didn’t touch the net🥶🥶