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
@USMNTinEurope@media2fe Was about to comment that I remember him missing 2 pens against Monaco’s rivals and getting whistled off the field… us Balo fans who watched through that all deserve this
“FREE BALOGUN!!!!”
During complete silence, a fan outside Independence Hall protests Folarin Balogun’s red card against Bosnia & Herzegovina during FOX’s July 4th morning World Cup broadcast
There is no city like Philadelphia🇺🇸
Malik Tillman compared to the rest of the USMNT...
92.5 Overall Grade (1st)
81.0 On Ball Attacking Grade (1st)
83.2 1v1 Defending Grade (1st)
88.7 One Touch Passing Grade (1st)
85.1 Crossing Grade (1st)
82.6 Ball Distribution Grade (1st)
His Overall Grade ranks 3rd amongst all players at the World Cup so far.
#FWC26 🇺🇸 @USMNT
#USMNT striker Folarin Balogun on his immediate reaction to red card:
“I think it was just important to stay calm. I never want to react out of anger and out of emotion. There’s still lots of people we’re inspiring, little kids, boys and girls who are watching, and we have to show them the correct way to handle things, even when you think it's unjust.”
On shaking ref’s hand postgame:
“As said, you can feel like something, injustice can happen to you. It’s not an excuse to be disrespectful… I'm aware that the World Cup might be the first time a lot of American viewers are tuning in. So it's important just to show people, whether things happen to you, good or bad, just to continue to be yourself.”
Hitting the silencer celebration like LeBron after scoring a goal for your country in the knockout stage of the World Cup has insane levels of aura.
Impossible to look cooler than Folarin Balogun in this moment.
Balogun was in on goal. He beat the defender and was about to score.
No red card. No penalty. No yellow card. No foul. No review.
The bizarre thing is that Fox Sports showed a replay that began just AFTER the defender let go of the arm. So weird. How could the officials miss this? And how could the TV crew miss it as well? @USMNT