FIFA / Trump / Red card

Anhedonia2
Anhedonia2 Community Member Posts: 259 Empowering
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What are we all thinking about this?

For those who don't know, red card in a match means an automatic suspension from the next game. One of America's top strikers got a red card and Trump called up the head of Fifa and Fifa have since announced they are allowing him to play the next match anyway

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  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 6,351 Online Community Team

    I think it's very naughty behaviour to even try that! And I'm not sure how FIFA can justify the decision.

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 4,832 Championing
    edited July 6

    If FIFA are going to do this for America the same should apply for every player in the world cup who gets a red card and they should be allowed to play the next match.

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 518 Empowering

    i think englands red card should be resinded, just because it can

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 6,351 Online Community Team
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1137076#Comment_1137076

    Everyone hates us enough already 😂

  • ChrisR777
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,410 Trailblazing
    edited July 7
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1137058#Comment_1137058

    They have suspended the punishment for 1 year, it hasn't been rescinded. Still ridiculous though!

    What will the craven Infantino do if Trump demands the USA win the tournament? 🤔

  • ChrisR777
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,410 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1137076#Comment_1137076

    The red card hasn't been rescinded, just suspended for one year. Trump doesn't even know what a red card is i bet, just has to upstage everyone. Disgraceful, I think it stinks.

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 3,138 Connected

    Trump needs to touch grass and stay out of International "Soccer"

  • rubin16
    rubin16 Scope Member Posts: 1,591 Championing

    More reason for me to Boycott the world cup.

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 5,199 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    I think this is very sneaky and unfair! Surely if they let one player despite having a red card play, they should let other players who've been carded play?

  • WelshBlue
    WelshBlue Community Member Posts: 1,423 Championing

    I don't expect any less from Trump and ridiculous from FIFA … it screams corruption when they're trying to still get over Sepp Blatter and his many charms

    I only saw a snippet of the original red card … seemed harsh, no intent, looking at the ball, just 2 players coming together

    The Red Devils have put it to bed … just hope they don't end up in some CIA camp on trumped up charges 😋

  • Emilee
    Emilee Community Member Posts: 77 Empowering

    I won't pretend to know a lot about this but isn't complaining about ref decisions just part of football? Even if the red was too harsh, it's ridiculous for a president to intervene in this way. He made a joke out of the US team and FIFA agreeing lost a lot of the trust people have in the game.

    I think Belgium were probably a stronger team anyway but the US team lost so much support and faced a few days of bad feelings and criticism ahead of their game which would have impacted their performance.

  • ChrisR777
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,410 Trailblazing

    With regards to penalties, calll them boiled eggs for a minute - A soft boiled egg, or a hard boiled egg, both are still boiled eggs.

    A senior referee used that analogy once, when pundits were complaining about a 'soft' penalty.

  • SmellyBin
    SmellyBin Community Member Posts: 593 Empowering

    We're all equal, but some are more equal than others. Pffff.

    I can't help but think it is always about the powers that be. Why even play a game with certain rules? Why not put people out there in a field, no matter how many players on each side, no matter if they have a ball or two or a tennis racket and let them get on with it. First round 20 min, the next 35 for no apparent reason. Oh, let's add a third half at random where they sit down and check their bingo card.

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,602 Online Community Programme Lead

    Should never have been suspended and I think it's eroded a lot of goodwill that the US had earned as an enthusiastic host. They would have lost against Belgium either way, but that's a little different to being actively rooted against because there's now the stench of corruption lingering over your team.

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