FIFA and the Red Flag Ruling
The entire incident (up to the now infamous phone call) is questionable but questions happen in soccer rulings - in most any type of sport for that matter.
The part were Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to request a review is where the somewhat questionable call turns into an international scandal.
Minus that call we would not be where we are. It was horrible judgement on trump's part (no surprise there) to make the call and just as horrible judgment for Infantino to not refuse the call.
For Infantino to say there was no pressure is bull... pure and simple.
Still, we will never know the truth of the matter.
So, here we are and I hope the better team wins, but to be honest, the U.S. should simply back out of the games and on international media explain why they did so. Alternatively, as mindfulness suggested, Balogun can sit out the match.
Honor is more important than any game.
The part were Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to request a review is where the somewhat questionable call turns into an international scandal.
Minus that call we would not be where we are. It was horrible judgement on trump's part (no surprise there) to make the call and just as horrible judgment for Infantino to not refuse the call.
For Infantino to say there was no pressure is bull... pure and simple.
Still, we will never know the truth of the matter.
So, here we are and I hope the better team wins, but to be honest, the U.S. should simply back out of the games and on international media explain why they did so. Alternatively, as mindfulness suggested, Balogun can sit out the match.
Honor is more important than any game.
