The reversal of Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension is highly unusual. It was the first time since 1962 that FIFA has nullified a suspension for a red card received during the World Cup.
The reversal of Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension is highly unusual. It was the first time since 1962 that FIFA has nullified a suspension for a red card received during the World Cup.
It was a bullshit red card. First time in 10 years I’ve agreed with Trump.
Edit: lot of downvoters, but not many people disagreeing. The red card was bullshit and so are all of yall.
It doesn’t fucking matter. The decision was done and that is it. Referees are supposed to be neutral for a reason. The leader of the hosting nation is the opposite of that. Fuck him and fuck Infantino. I’m done watching this shit show.
That’s completely besides the point ( and honestly unlikely to be true) A corrupt dictator forced a corrupt sports organisation to alter the outcome of a match. If you don’t see the problem in that… You are part of the problem
That was a clear red card, just like today’s English one and, dare i say it, Messi.
Doesn’t really matter.
They overturned it because Trump asked. Not because it should have been a yellow.
Justice was served
No. Even if it WAS a bullshit red card, plenty of teams have had their tournament affected by bad refereeing. None of them had a suspension annulled since 1962.
This is corruption to curry favor with the despot in charge of one of the host countries, pure and simple.
Can ever other country do this and expect the same treatment if not still not cool?
They fucking should. If it’s a bullshit red card, it should 100% be reviewed and removed.
It was a bs red but no politician should be able to influence the sport like that. It ruins any credibility the event might have had
I see the flaw in your assumption
What is there to review? There’s an entire team with VAR who already decided that dismissal was proportional to the misconduct. That’s how it works.
And if you haven’t already realized it, FIFA only cares about money, so of course they did this, so the event is more “exciting” for the advertisers. It’s pure corruption.