Allan Cosslett💙

Pharmacist/Lecturer; Cardiff Born, Cardiff Bred & When I....; Likes fine lagers, good sport & the Gwlad Forum!. The views expressed are entirely my own!.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨⚠️ OFFICIAL: Belgian Federation inform US Soccer they will contest Balogun’s eligibility after the game, if selected.

“The RBFA has informed the United States Soccer Federation that it contests the eligibility of the player, should the player be listed on the referee's team sheet”.

“This leaves all further actions open.”

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: A mother who previously claimed on RFK Jr.‘s Children’s Health Defense podcast that vaccines killed her 18-month-old twins has now been charged with their murders.

[LolaElise @LoEl81]

Just a reminder that this is what the USA supporters are saying wasn’t even a foul.

Is it intentional? No
Is it endangering an opponent?
100% Yes

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

The only effective response to the USA’s breathtaking corruption is for the remaining countries to walk away. Let them have their own football “World Series” where the only entrants are from the US, and the only international spectator is Infantino.

[Louis Ostrowski @ostrl]

How has this myth that the VAR only showed the Balogun foul in slow motion been allowed to persist?

We saw the referee watch it in multiple times in full speed during the broadcast

[Nora @Heal_within96]

Imagine filming a Black woman the whole flight journey and thinking you're the victim.

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🇳🇴 Norway manager Stale Solbakken with a strong response to Folarin Balogun's red card being suspended:

🗣️ Solbakken: "It is a big mistake by FIFA. It is not a great conclusion. He got a red card and the VAR concluded that it was a red card. That means you are suspended for one game.

I think what is really bad about that situation is, if the USA beat Belgium, they will always have that extra thing about it.

The Belgians will be furious. What about the next red card? What happens there? Will some committee take it away? It’s a bad, bad, bad, bad decision that will hurt the World Cup and the United States."

[G.T @gingerrtom]

Tommy Robinson has just posted a video of himself assaulting a member of the public at an airport after the man allegedly called him a "cunt".

He continues to follow and harass the man before he exits down an escalator.

A jury will love this, well done Tommy!

[Dale Johnson @DaleJohnsonBBC]

This is an incredible story.

The Belgian FA saying it didn't appeal, it only asked for the written reasons.

Fifa considered this request to constitute an appeal.

The appeal will be inadmissible because the Belgian FA does not have the written reasons.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨⚠️ Belgian Federation on Folarin Balogun cleared to play: “RBFA has still not received ANY grounds for this decision, nor has it received the information it has been requesting since the start of this procedure id est a copy of the decision and the motivation declaring the player eligible as well as the referee's report”.

“This is a breach of FIFA regulations”. ❗️

[Callum @_callumstone]

Iran couldn’t get visas. They didn’t intervene.

A Somalian referee couldn’t get a visa. They didn’t intervene.

Fans of Muslim countries couldn’t get a visa. They didn’t intervene.

Ronaldo got a red card. Intervened.

USA player got a red card. Intervened.

F*** FIFA. Corrupt.

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

The Swiss Football Association weighs in on the decision to allow USA's Folarin Balogun to play vs. Belgium. #FIFAWorldCup

[Rob Harris @RobHarris]

Breaking: Belgium FA says it will contest Balogun’s eligibility if he is selected to play against them tonight and says “this leaves all further actions open” after FIFA dismissed their appeal against the ban being lifted

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

@atrupar Jesus fucking Christ.
His acting AG is, as we speak, refusing to comply with a court order to release documents pertaining to allegations of child rape made against him.

What the actual fuck is going on?!?!

[jezz @JezziiB]

No objection from Trumpty or Stephen Miller.
Wealthy Russian women frequently travel to South Florida for "birth tourism," paying for packages of up to $75,000+ that include short-term rentals in luxury Trump-branded properties—such as Trump Palace, Trump Royale, and Trump Towers in Sunny Isles Beach—to secure U.S. citizenship for their babies.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Fun fact: Trump and his father were sued by the DOJ in 1973 for allegedly refusing to rent apartments to Black tenants.

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The Belgian federation has released a new statement:

"After learning through media reports of FIFA’s decision to lift the automatic suspension of player Balogun, the RBFA sent a letter to FIFA requesting a copy of the decision, an explanation of the process that had been followed, and setting out its position regarding the applicable regulations."

"As its only response, FIFA sent a letter to the RBFA stating that it considered this correspondence to constitute an appeal, that a judge had been appointed, and that the RBFA had only a few hours to complete that appeal. No information whatsoever was provided by FIFA."

"All of this occurred while FIFA simultaneously refused to respond to the RBFA’s legitimate requests."

"Furthermore, during the match coordination meeting, FIFA deliberately removed the section concerning the automatic suspension of players from its presentation. This topic had nonetheless been part of all such meetings before each of the previous four matches. The RBFA questioned FIFA, both orally and in writing, about the reasons for this change, yet once again received no response."

"To be clear, as of this moment, the RBFA has still not received any decision or any explanation from FIFA regarding this matter. It therefore has no alternative but to challenge the player's eligibility for the upcoming match."

"Regardless of the sporting outcome of this match, the RBFA is deeply saddened by the course of events and will continue to fight in the coming hours, days and months in defence of the fundamental principles of ethics, fair competition, and the interests of football as a whole."

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Disturbing new allegations accuse Republicans of hiding Mitch McConnell’s health status in order to prevent a special election that could put Trump’s enemy Thomas Massie in the Senate!

This seems INCREDIBLY shady…

Independent journalist Desirée Townsend laid out the disturbing case with clarity:

“Senator Mitch McConnell has now been hospitalized for three weeks. The gravity of this situation cannot be overstated, especially given that his wife, Elaine Chao, appeared in China just days after his hospitalization to meet with high-ranking Chinese officials.”

“The question now is about national security: if Senator McConnell has been unable to independently perform his duties, what safeguards exist to ensure classified intelligence briefings, defense appropriations information, or other sensitive congressional matters could not be accessed, discussed, or shared by individuals operating behind the scenes? And given the timing of Chao’s meeting with China’s vice president, what exactly was discussed?”

These are important questions that we NEED answers for.
Mitch McConnell has not been seen in public in over three weeks, nor have we had any update on his health after he suffered cardiac arrest, was given CPR, and then hospitalized.

Curiously, his wife Elaine Chao, who is not a government official, suddenly flew to China just three days after the incident – meaning that the person with power of attorney over his affairs is out of the country, meaning there is nobody to declare him brain-dead if he is indeed in a coma or otherwise mentally unfit to do his job, which it was unclear that he was capable of doing before.

Is she hiding in China to keep him alive as a vegetable?
In Kentucky, a special election to replace a Senator will NOT be called if it’s closer than 3 months till the next election, and that date is August 3rd.

If a special election was called, Trump’s vocal critic Thomas Massie would certainly run and likely win – which would be a HUGE headache for Trump and his agenda. If he didn’t win, he would split the vote, allowing a Democrat like Charles Booker to fill the seat.
That’s why they’re trying to conceal his condition as long as possible.

Either way, this is absolutely unacceptable. Mitch McConnell is the chair of the important Senate Rules Committee.

We cannot allow Republicans to just lie to the American people and treat their jobs like its a position they OWN, especially when so much is at stake and one vote could change history forever.

Republicans need to tell us what the hell is going on with Mitch McConnell, ASAP.

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

Is Laurence Fox inciting violence against the police?

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

The appeals just keep coming:

France have appealed to FIFA to request Michael Olise’s yellow card against Paraguay is rescinded.

Increasingly feels like FIFA have lost control of their World Cup here.

https://t.co/gGN3ssMkMB