Europeans don’t take their sports serious enough if they just live with bs officiating calls. Americans get their phone number and address. We are not the same.
Funny thing about the whole red card hub bub is 99% of the world knows FIFA is corrupt — it might be the single thing people across the globe believe and tell you, regardless of if you ask — and then Trump blasts in, without any care, like the kool aid man, and does some small fry FIFA corruption, and everyone is like “Woah . The integrity of the game. It’s gone. It’s ruined forever”
Its a bit ridiculous what Belgium is doing imo, they had nothing to do with the red card, they didn't cause it or earn it, but want to be rewarded with an easier matchup, sends the message to your team that you dont think you're good enough to win with Balogun on the pitch.
American mentality: "I don't want it handed to me, I want to earn it. Send your best and let's compete."
European mentality: "Yes, the call was incorrect, but it worked to our advantage. I demand your best are kept benched for the sake of bureaucratic regulatory consistency."
So to recap what happened with the USMNT:
• Balogun received a bogus red card
• VAR protocol isn't followed (no slow-mo)
• Trump calls Infantino to ask about the process
• US Soccer lawyers preapre & submit an appeal
FIFA's independent 18-person disciplinary committee then met, approved the appeal, and told Balogun he could play in Monday's match against Belgium.
That's what everyone is complaining about?
All rules were followed, and that same process is open to every other country. The only difference is everyone knows the red card was a mistake to begin with.
A lot of these World Cup soccer fans wouldn't last a day on a college football message board. Americans have been built for this. You have no outs left.
"So you're saying the red card was legit?"
"No, but..."
"Lemme stop you right there. If the red card wasn't legit, why would you want the suspension for the next game to stand?"
"Because of the integri..."
"BITCH, SHUT THE FUCK UP."