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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 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #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 23 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 23 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 19 hrs ago #136
It was a no win situation sarisataka 19 hrs ago #137
We all lost Akakoji 14 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 Yesterday #132
I'm rooting for BELGIUM because TRUMP INTERVENED! ColoringFool 23 hrs ago #134
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