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moonshinegnomie

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5. under fifa rules

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 06:25 PM

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multi game suspensions can be appealed but not 1 day bans. as for a foul not getting called that happens all the time.

FIFA is corrupt as hell but after this fiasco im rooting for anyone other than the US.

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the us should be banned form the world cup [View all] moonshinegnomie Sunday OP

Careful, FIFA.... Blue Owl Sunday #1

Everything he touches, gets ruined. C Moon Sunday #45

You don't know much about FIFA do you sarisataka Sunday #48

Oh. I don't know much at all about. Pretty much nothing. C Moon Sunday #59

It is the beautiful game sarisataka Sunday #60

What I'd like to know is: oberle Sunday #65

I would say the similar about basketball sarisataka Sunday #67

Would anyone watch basketball if the players only shot the ball ten times a game? MichMan Yesterday #84

What is the hitting percentage in baseball? sarisataka Yesterday #96

A .300 batting average was always the standard MichMan Yesterday #119

Baseball may be the second most popular sport sarisataka Yesterday #120

It would probably be different without a shot clock AZProgressive Yesterday #122

If one knows the history of the shot clock that is a good comparison sarisataka Yesterday #123

Or American football Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #109

American football mcar Sunday #69

I like American football, however kairos12 Yesterday #80

And steroids. peppertree Yesterday #128

I can't stand the fake diving from ALL the players. ... aggiesal Yesterday #129

According to my serious international soccer friends popsdenver 23 hrs ago #131

does not say much about fifa either rampartd Sunday #2

Well, fifa is one of the most corrupt organizations around. Why niyad Sunday #43

If that happened they should be banned - effin madness malaise Sunday #3

I thought it was a ridiculous call.... SergeStorms Yesterday #103

Football is the most popular sport on the planet malaise Yesterday #104

Agreed. SergeStorms Yesterday #116

Should Portugal be banned? mcar Sunday #4

under fifa rules moonshinegnomie Sunday #5

Not the USMNT's fault mcar Sunday #20

Go Belgium rpannier Sunday #33

Ga ga Belgie! AllyCat Sunday #42

I have to agree..the odds of defeating. thomski64 Sunday #44

Remember the US Men's Olympic Hockey Team The Grand Illuminist Yesterday #85

That circumstance will remain purely hypothetical: on an outside chance, the US might just be able to defeat . . . xocetaceans 23 hrs ago #130

Sure. Rooting against America is a great move. Happy Hoosier Sunday #47

You can root for the US and I will be cheering on Belgium rpannier Sunday #49

Do what you want... Happy Hoosier Sunday #52

That's a poor attitude The Revolution Sunday #73

Oh, Balogun's the "anchor baby" star. I didn't know Ilsa Sunday #77

If you say so rpannier Yesterday #83

This struck me too. BlueMTexpat Yesterday #93

How special BuddhaGirl Yesterday #99

They are cheating. Right? Don't you feel this is cheating? AllyCat Sunday #57

No. The red card was bullshit... Happy Hoosier Yesterday #82

Exactly! BuddhaGirl Yesterday #100

Zero chance of this awesomerwb1 Yesterday #121

Trump is despicable TeamUSA is adorable! oasis Sunday #68

Yes! mcar Sunday #70

Go USA! BuddhaGirl Yesterday #98

Your point about Ronaldo is valid. Your assertion about Messi is not. ColoringFool Sunday #50

'K mcar Sunday #56

Correct answer... JCMach1 Yesterday #110

Actually there should not be a red card. Let the players sort things out themselves. Srkdqltr Sunday #6

Nope. WestMichRad Sunday #17

This clearly was not intentional. Happy Hoosier Sunday #25

Okay, that may be true. WestMichRad Sunday #39

It is unusual but not unique sarisataka Sunday #7

from what ive read multi game suspensiosn are appelable but not one game ones for a rd card moonshinegnomie Sunday #10

The red card is not open to appeal sarisataka Sunday #16

Why? It's not their fault they got a bogus call mcar Sunday #21

I'm glad it was reversed. Manatee Sunday #8

it may ahve been but under the rules he should still be suspended moonshinegnomie Sunday #12

He was suspended but they suspended the suspension and gave him probation Ponietz Yesterday #105

Go Belgium rpannier Sunday #32

If the US wins now it will be tainted. mtngirl47 Sunday #9

you obviously haven't been paying attention JCMach1 Yesterday #112

Trump ruined it. ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #135

Do you have proof of this? That's not what I have Melon Sunday #11

from ESPN moonshinegnomie Sunday #13

and furthermore moonshinegnomie Sunday #14

That's the second piece of bad info you've posted Melon Sunday #26

See below. Melon Sunday #27

Ronaldo's wasn't in the tournament it was a qualifier moonshinegnomie Sunday #38

Fuck FIFA. ,Fuck Trump. It's too bad, but the US team will now be thought of as an illegitimate competitor by many. Whyisthisstillclose Sunday #15

Go Belgium rpannier Sunday #31

Post removed Post removed Sunday #54

????????? WTF? Whyisthisstillclose Sunday #55

LOL Skittles Yesterday #79

I'm shocked, shocked to find tampering going on in a FIFA event!!!1!!1111! WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #18

Right? mcar Sunday #22

If you can't trust FIFA... sarisataka Sunday #23

FIFA is corrupt! BidenRocks Sunday #19

FIFA's reputation *was* able to get worse Tasmanian Devil Sunday #24

Lots of folks, myself included... Happy Hoosier Sunday #29

I found myself wondering if there may not have been some subtle... 3catwoman3 Yesterday #81

He should have screwed with Norway then. dem4decades Yesterday #88

FIFA has a long history of corruption....and the beat goes on. ☮ walkingman Sunday #28

fifa should be banned from the world cup rpannier Sunday #30

Who do you think runs the World Cup? It's literally the FIFA World Cup. onenote Sunday #41

I know who runs the World Cup rpannier Sunday #46

LOL. Expecting FIFA to do anything less than maximally corrupt and utterly shamelessly too. RockRaven Sunday #34

If I were the US coach I'd bench the player with the red card for one match. I'd catch hell, but that's how MLAA Sunday #35

The head of FIFA should be nowhere near any sport. Buddyzbuddy Sunday #36

I didn't see the violation but I have read opinions from viewers (including non-Americans) FakeNoose Sunday #37

There is such a process sarisataka Sunday #40

At least in the World Cup mcar Sunday #71

I have some pretty serious questions Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #114

It's been middling, to say the least mcar Yesterday #115

We have all experienced questionable calls and nobody else is running to the head of FIFA Bev54 Yesterday #89

They will be sent packing in due course Prairie Gates Sunday #51

Why would you want the USMNT to be humiliated? mcar Sunday #72

If they had any integrity, they would not accept the interference. Bev54 Yesterday #91

US Team rso Sunday #53

Politics and sport don't make a good mix. Aussie105 Sunday #58

I agree that the red card was a bad call, but the president of a country has no business weighing in on something like Karasu Sunday #61

If I was the referee I probably wouldn't have shown even a yellow card jmowreader Sunday #62

Rules? We ain't got no stinkin rules. LilElf70 Sunday #63

hot take: the head of FIFA could have just said no. Takket Sunday #64

Yep mcar Sunday #74

Blaming the children for their parents' idiocy Ponietz Sunday #75

FIFA is just as corrupt danieljsf Sunday #66

They could he 100 times more corrupt than they are and still not be as corrupt as Pedo 47. BannonsLiver Yesterday #113

It makes me so mad. Music Man Sunday #76

It's not happening Renew Deal Sunday #78

My hunch is heads of states from all over the world contact FIFA and get games rigged. LeftInTX Yesterday #86

On the one hand, it was a bullshit red card to begin with. Jedi Guy Yesterday #87

No Polybius Yesterday #90

Given the traffic in DFW the past two weeks, yes please. Torchlight Yesterday #92

I'm glad it was reversed. It should not have been called. Go USA! nt LexVegas Yesterday #94

But what effect, if any, did this have on Taylor Swift's wedding? flvegan Yesterday #95

LOL sarisataka Yesterday #101

It's a clusterfuck all the way around indusurb Yesterday #97

FIFA should be disbanded just as the international olympic committee should be moonshinegnomie Yesterday #102

FIFA should ban FIFA! maxsolomon Yesterday #106

FIFA should be banned form the world cup. usonian Yesterday #107

This Is Why We Lose Elections ProfessorGAC Yesterday #108

I just wish people cared as much about democracy as they care about sports Skittles Yesterday #125

Certainly A Noble Sentiment ProfessorGAC Yesterday #127

Oh, come down from that horse. ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #133

I hope Roger Goodell is watching. BannonsLiver Yesterday #111

FIFA is corrupt. Republicans nor US Soccer can win Akakoji Yesterday #117

Yes because the USMNT is a bunch of no talents sarisataka Yesterday #118

This was a total no win solution. They got exactly what they deserved Akakoji 17 hrs ago #136

It was a no win situation sarisataka 17 hrs ago #137

We all lost Akakoji 12 hrs ago #138

Sports like soccer are useful in channeling aggressive instincts in safe ways. dedl67 Yesterday #124

I Suggest We Play as If Unaware and Then, Regardless of Match Outcome, Forfeit the Game in His Name The Roux Comes First Yesterday #126

Now that the dictator has put his finger Emile 22 hrs ago #132

I'm rooting for BELGIUM because TRUMP INTERVENED! ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #134