'Great Injustice Reversed': Belgian Soccer Furious As FIFA Allows Suspended US Star To Play
'Great Injustice Reversed': Belgian Soccer Furious As FIFA Allows Suspended US Star To Play
Just after 2:00 p.m. (ET) today, President Trump published the following statement on Truth Social:
What is he talking about? What is the "great injustice"?
As Noel S. Williams explains via American Thinker, he's referring to the moment during the U.S. vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina World Cup match when the referee issued a bizarre, unwarranted red card to star striker Folarin Balogun.
Initially, that made him ineligible to play in the crucial last-16 match against Belgium on Monday. Great or not, there was an injustice - I just hope Karma and those mercurial soccer gods agree in the coming days.
It's clear that Balogun didn't deliberately stamp on the B&H defender's ankle.
I just wonder, now that FIFA has bent over backward to re-institute his eligibility to play against Belgium, if that will dull the U.S. team's cutting edge. Sometimes, when a team feels "hard done by," it solidifies their sanctimonious indignation, giving them more power.
Our team is already pulling together, but the "great injustice" added more "all for one, and one for all" spirit.
Given President Trump's post, the spotlight has just intensified on an individual player.
Additionally, the media is piling on, increasing performance expectations upon a person they describe as our best striker (with some creative player repositioning, Christian Pulisic could be deployed as a striker). Plus, there are other options. We have brilliant players all over the field, actually.
In a statement, the US Soccer Federation said:
Understandably, the Belgian Soccer Federation is furious:
With the Belgian coach exclaiming: "I did not know that July 4th was April Fools day..."
US odds improved after the suspension was lifted...
Go USA!
But before that, Go England!!
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