Soccer is as exciting as the Miss State/Barn game that ended 3-2.
Who's watching the World Cup?
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It was if you weren’t an Alabama fan.
What you’re basically saying is “it’s like targeting only less stupid.”
So, you're just trolling people?
As for my thoughts on FIFA and their rules and decisions...it's a mess and always has been.
That’s what the ESPN guy said.
Former Premier League referee Andy Davies told ESPN that, ultimately, the right outcome has been reached by Balogun's reprieve.
"In my postmatch review, I spoke about not only the decision being incorrect, but the VAR process not aligning to protocol, as only slo-mo and still pictures were presented to the referee when asked to review the situation at the screen," Davies said. "Real-time footage should have been considered by the referee, and this was not the case.
"In my opinion, FIFA has reviewed the incident internally and felt that either the judgment to send off Balogun was incorrect, or the correct process to do so via VAR was not followed. But either way, this outcome feels like a pivot from FIFA using a regulation to add credibility to their reasoning. The decision lacks transparency and a credible rationale as to why a red card has effectively been overturned."
Nobody benefits from FIFA letting Balogun off the hook -- not even the USMNT
The U.S. will be buzzing to have Folarin Balogun available vs. Belgium on Monday, but FIFA's U-turn on his suspension is a bad look for this World Cup
I said there needed to be blood or smelling salts involved for a red card to be considered.
What are you thoughts on ejecting players in football for spitting at opponents?That’s what the ESPN guy said.
Former Premier League referee Andy Davies told ESPN that, ultimately, the right outcome has been reached by Balogun's reprieve.
"In my postmatch review, I spoke about not only the decision being incorrect, but the VAR process not aligning to protocol, as only slo-mo and still pictures were presented to the referee when asked to review the situation at the screen," Davies said. "Real-time footage should have been considered by the referee, and this was not the case.
"In my opinion, FIFA has reviewed the incident internally and felt that either the judgment to send off Balogun was incorrect, or the correct process to do so via VAR was not followed. But either way, this outcome feels like a pivot from FIFA using a regulation to add credibility to their reasoning. The decision lacks transparency and a credible rationale as to why a red card has effectively been overturned."
Nobody benefits from FIFA letting Balogun off the hook -- not even the USMNT
The U.S. will be buzzing to have Folarin Balogun available vs. Belgium on Monday, but FIFA's U-turn on his suspension is a bad look for this World Cupwww.espn.com
I said there needed to be blood or smelling salts involved for a red card to be considered.
It washes off.
There’s a whole lot worse that can happen on a football field than getting spit on. Players play with urine and worse and guys have to tackle them.
Would I ever do it? No. Would I complain if the player got kicked? No. Would I complain if the player didn’t get kicked? No.
Edited to add that my response is in regards to playing professionally. I would not subject myself to an environment like that for fun or as a hobby.
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Saw that and I figured it was due to home field advantage, which didn't help the Mexicans too much last night. I love this US Team and think we really have a shot but we need to see the result on the field as we have never gotten through the quarters. The odds of Belgium winning the World Cup are below ours today but they have explosive players on that side. I will be pulling hard for us that is for sure. This piece has a pretty good break down of this matchup:
United States vs Belgium: Five Key Subplots That Could Decide World Cup Last-16 Match | Opta Analyst
The United States host Belgium in a FIFA World Cup last-16 tie on Monday night. Can the US overcome a familiar European opponent?
theanalyst.com
I love the men’s team as well, but I’ll believe they can beat a good but not great European team in a game like this when they do it.Saw that and I figured it was due to home field advantage, which didn't help the Mexicans too much last night. I love this US Team and think we really have a shot but we need to see the result on the field as we have never gotten through the quarters. The odds of Belgium winning the World Cup are below ours today but they have explosive players on that side. I will be pulling hard for us that is for sure. This piece has a pretty good break down of this matchup:
United States vs Belgium: Five Key Subplots That Could Decide World Cup Last-16 Match | Opta Analyst
The United States host Belgium in a FIFA World Cup last-16 tie on Monday night. Can the US overcome a familiar European opponent?
Well, that was tied for about 30 seconds (2 minutes really). 2-1 Belgium.
US team looks lost out there.
US team looks lost out there.
2-1 at the half. We're not looking that great. I hope we can make some adjustments for the second half......
Well, that was a stupid mistake. US just doesn’t have it tonight. 3-1 Belgium. That’s probably a wrap.
Belgium is good enough they don't need help from us. But that's what we're doing. Frustrating! It's getting late and we need to press more on offense!
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