the red card was not rescinded. it was suspended for a year. very similar to the Ronaldo situation allowing him to play in the opening matches. there's a good article detailing all the behind the scenes efforts in the athletic (gift link): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/74...ser_shared_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta despite his phone call to Infantino, this ultimately has very little to do with trump.
I'm not saying it has to do with Trump. But it's not a great optic for the rest of the world. Just gives the appearance of some shady stuff. Regardless of whether it was or not
Like I give a crap what your dumbass thinks. Watch the US win the world cup and that dude will score more goals and the euro poors and elitist American libs (what you aspire to be) will claim the championship needs an asterisk.
We already looked kinda shtty forcing iran shuttling back and forth out of the US after their games. Now we get more bad optics of meddling.
We're posting on a forum where people say "Wow, thank goodness Scott Foster isn't reffing tonight" and complain that SGA has won two MVPs on the basis of flopping. It's fine if you don't like the biggest sporting event in the world. You can keep your 1995-era takes close to your heart. The rest of us will keep having a blast. But to complain about things that are rampant in the sport that we're all nominally here for is silly. Also, why insult me off the bat? Did I insult you?
Actually the NBA is a joke and has been rigged for some time. I can’t believe people think it’s real. Also, the players are the most entitled and spoiled in the world of professional team sports (in the US). Elitist American libs want the US to lose in the WC. They always want us to lose, but it’s even more so with Trump in office. They still fawn over broke ass Europe. They hate their own country.
You have a serious issue with projection and putting words in peoples' mouths. You always say someone thinks or does something without evidence. Go check out the actual soccer forum and see if you think I "want the US to lose". A lot of the people who you would call "elitist" in this sub are cheering full-bore for the US over there.
US has a real shot this year and it just sucks that if the US does win there will now be a gigantic asterisk by this win because of course Trump had to insert himself and of course FIFA had to remind everyone how corrupt they are. However it seems pretty obvious to me that FIFA really wants a Messi/Ronaldo showdown since it’s likely their last WC and they are the two biggest stars maybe ever.
And I know MAGA cultists here are going to lose their minds but just think… it would be like Astros fans celebrating and praising them for banging trash cans to maybe steal signs which tainted our World Series win when WE ALL know the Astros would have won regardless. Like I do not understand why you think it’s awesome to taint your own wins??
