🚨 Thibaut Courtois: "We have PUNISHED the DISRESPECT that the Americans have shown us in the last few days.
I was way more confident we'd beat the USA than I was of beating Senegal, simply because Senegal are a MUCH better team than the USA."
Jürgen Klopp led a furious backlash against Fifa president Gianni Infantino, who now faces calls to resign after overturning Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension.
“This is our sport, not theirs. If Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino really sorted this out between themselves, it is madness; it calls everything into question.”
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This red card business is just a microcosm of American cultural viewpoint that any act done by America is an innately righteous act because America does it
An awful despicable culture
the nonchalant/ironic embrace/supportive reaction to FIFA bending for the USMNT from even NY “libs” helps underscore how much more of the country can be trumpy than it’s willing to admit. corruption? par for the course so who cares? even funny/great—especially if you’re winning
American liberals embracing this blatant corruption is exactly why their country is in the state it is in. If you're not principally opposed to corruption, if you cheer and make light of it whenever it favours you, you are furthering the rot at the heart of your society.
Imagine the Anglo-American media reaction if the Kremlin had directly called FIFA during Russia 2018 asking it to review a card for a Russian player.
We’d still be getting Netflix documentaries about it.
First Cristiano Ronaldo, now Folarin Balogun. But when a Somali referee can't get in the country it's "unfortunate" but we should "chill and relax". No qualms with the Iranian team being ferried across the border as soon as possible.
Brazen and shameful