Tammy Farmer

TCU and Ravens fan

[USMNT Ultras @USMNTultras]

If that was a penalty for Portugal then the US should have had 4 last night

[InsensibleCFC @Chels1an]

Cristiano Ronaldo got a 3 game red card suspension and FIFA just up and decided he was simply too big of a superstar to serve it

So forgive me if I'm not really interested in what "mechanisms" FIFA says are or aren't at our disposal here as it's just Calvinball all the way down

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

Two relatively similar incidents...

Flo Balogun: red card.
Lionel Messi: unpunished.

[TobyWrites @tobyasky]

How many red cards can we count here boss?

[Joe Fann @Joe_Fann]

The USA has gotta walk out on Monday at Lumen Field to the Monday Night Football intro. Would be electric.

[Lori @lori_usaforever]

Per the rules, holding a player back while trying to score IN THE BOX especially, is a RED CARD! And an automatic PK!!!

Why wasn’t this called?

Consistency eases anger!

[American Hooligans 🇺🇸⚽️ @AmericanHoolis]

#FreeBalogun @FIFAWorldCup @FIFAcom

[New York Post @nypost]

Lionel Messi had similar play as USMNT star Folarin Balogun - but didn't earn red card as controversy brews https://t.co/wnhtRl2UAg

[Nuel @LfcNuel]

🚨🗣️ José Mourinho on the VAR double standard between Lionel Messi and Folarin Balogun:

"When I speak about the system, people call me crazy. They say Mourinho is always complaining. But today, the whole world saw the script with their own eyes.
Folarin Balogun makes an accidental step, a completely natural movement of a striker fighting for the ball, and VAR calls the referee like a crime has been committed. A straight red card. He misses the biggest game of his life.

But when the poster boy of FIFA, Lionel Messi, puts his studs into the calf of an opponent, the VAR room suddenly loses their internet connection. The referee goes blind. It is a completely different rulebook. If Balogun's name was Folarin Messi, he would not have even received a warning. It is not about the severity of the foul anymore; it is entirely about the name printed on the back of the shirt. It is a disgrace."

[Phil Mackey 🎙 @PhilMackey]

I think tonight’s USA soccer win proved that nothing brings this country together quite like bullsh*t officiating…

[USMNT Ultras @USMNTultras]

Good morning to everyone except this man #FreeFlo

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

No red card.
No penalty.
No yellow card.
No foul.
No review.

FREE FOLARIN BALOGUN.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

That was not the definition of a red card.

[MatchReport @MatchReportH]

🚨🇺🇸 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

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

[BREAKING] USMNT newcomer Bolarin Falogun has been added to the roster for the round of 16 game against Belgium.

[ًًً @_captainpulisic]

I’m so emotional love my team so much

[Jason Kelce @JasonKelce]

Ball don’t lie bitch!!!!

[Taylor Twellman @TaylorTwellman]

Hey @FIFAcom where was VAR on this?!

[Whataburger® @Whataburger]

Free burgers for @balogun 😡

[Lars Sivertsen @larssivertsen]

I am not entirely convinced this part of the VAR protocols was followed here.