Well, the 2026 world cup is officially as enshittified as Don's diaper. I had a bad feeling at "hydration breaks".
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the last world cup worth a shit was back in 2014, i havent watched a single game of international soccer since and have zero regrets
Bad calls are part of every sport. It happens. Rules are rules, and if the there is no official instant replay or challenge procedure then the call stands. Rules are fucking rules.
This is no longer about a bad call. It's about integrity.
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Unfortunately anything beyond this point is tainted. The only thing that can save this is the USA coach deliberately not fielding Balogun.
I will exitedly open up a nice Belgian beer if they can make Trump angry this Tuesday.
I will excitedly open up a nice Belgian beer, regardless of the results of the match. It's just a solid decision.
Might I suggest an ABT 12 or Pavel Kwak?
i.e. someone within trumps inner circle or trump himself had a bet placed on mondays game and called in a favour.
I'm conflicted. Did he try to get it overturned? Or is he trying to get credit for it? I can see him doing both. Either way the refs have been shit in almost every game.
A lot of people saying he shouldn’t even have gotten a red card because he didn’t do it on purpose; it was a reckless tackle and the injury was potentially career ending. If a drunk driver kills a kid you don’t let them of with a slap on the wrist because it was an oopsie.
Infantino should give him another made up prize
The best thing that could happen is the team refuses to play. By continuing to play, you are part of the problem.