Manchester City is going to win the Premier League and Champions League this year. (Champions league is tbd based on Donnarumma and Rodrygo) if we get those two it’s curtains
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The Royal Belgian Football Association has released a statement in regard to Folarin Balogun being able to play against them.
"The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is astonished by FIFA's decision to declare suspended United States player Folarin Balogun eligible to play in the USA–Belgium match on Monday, 6 July at 5:00 p.m. (Seattle time)."
"FIFA bases its decision on Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. This provision states that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may decide to suspend the enforcement of a previously imposed disciplinary sanction."
"However, Article 66.4 of the same FIFA Disciplinary Code clearly provides that a red card (sending-off) automatically results in a suspension for the team's next match, as has been the case for all previous red cards issued during this FIFA World Cup."
"Furthermore, and irrespective of the above, the decision is in direct contradiction with the provisions of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Competition Regulations, as set out in Article 10.5:
"If a player or team official is sent off as a result of a direct or indirect red card (second caution), they will automatically be suspended from their team's subsequent match. In addition, further sanctions may be imposed."
"The automatic nature of such a suspension was also explicitly reaffirmed in FIFA World Cup 2026 Circular No. 16, which was distributed to all participating member associations on 12 May 2026."
"The same rule is reiterated at every FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Coordination Meeting prior to each match and is included in all FIFA World Cup 2026 workshop presentations.
"In order to safeguard the legitimate rights of all participating teams and to protect the fundamental principles of fair play in our sport, both at this FIFA World Cup and at future editions of the tournament, the RBFA is investigating all potential options."
BREAKING @TheAthleticFC
Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban suspended. Extraordinary development.
Story with @Dan_Sheldon_
https://t.co/oQ61J9btzT
Hate England
Have rooted against them every match
But tomorrow, I don’t just want them to beat Mexico. I want them to irrevocably damage the soul of every fan
To the extent that their national team withdraws from FIFA and ceases to exist
For new #USMNT fans - just a bit of insight
- I do not care how much fun you had on your senior spring break
- I do not care where your mom took you on your first vacation
- I do not care that you like Corona with a lime
WE DO NOT LIKE MEXICO IN THIS SPORT‼️
🚨🇺🇸 Zlatan Ibrahimović & Thierry Henry praise Mauricio Pochettino after USA 2-0 Bosnia & Herzegovina
🗣️ Zlatan Ibrahimović: “People will remember the goals, the red card, the free kick and the saves. I will remember the coach. When your team goes down to ten men in a World Cup knockout match, panic usually enters the stadium. It never entered this American team. That tells me one thing—Pochettino prepared them for every situation before the first whistle.”
🗣️ Thierry Henry: “Exactly. What impressed me wasn’t just the result, it was the structure. The United States pressed Bosnia high from the start, forced mistakes, and created enough chances to be out of sight before halftime. Even after the red card, they didn’t abandon their identity. They became more compact, protected the central spaces, trusted Matt Freese, and still looked dangerous on the counter.”
🗣️ Zlatan Ibrahimović: “That’s coaching. You don’t become defensive because you’re scared—you become organised because you’re intelligent. Bosnia had more of the ball after the sending-off, but they rarely looked like a team that knew how to hurt the United States. Every player knew his job.”
🗣️ Thierry Henry: “And look at the details. Christian Pulisic was given the freedom to drift and connect attacks, Balogun stretched the back line before the red card, Tillman found the moments to arrive between the lines and then produced a world-class free kick, while the back four defended with discipline. That’s not luck. That’s a coach putting his players in positions where their strengths can win the game.”
🗣️ Zlatan Ibrahimović: *“So far, Pochettino has been spot on in this tournament. He has built a team that knows when to attack, when to suffer, and when to finish the job. In knockout football, that’s more valuable than beautiful football. If the United States keep showing this mentality, nobody will want to face them.”
#USABIH