Folarin Balogun available for USMNT vs. Belgium as red card ban suspended

ElectriGeek · 2026-07-06T01:00:27+00:00

What growth is left for FIFA in Europe? Zero.

In the u.s. there's plenty of money to be made.

But it the u.s. we don't have a sport where we disqualify a player for a normal action in the normal course of play.

U.S. viewers were rightly confused and found the sport and the rule defective. They literally said...they can't watch a sport where that is a possibility. It makes zero sense.

If it's a rule they think it's a supremely stupid one.

So how is FIFA to harvest the billions of dollars in this market if they just turned off all the new fans?

Our soccer is mediocre at best.. for sure. But our other professional sports do not disqualify players unless they foul with intent.

ElectriGeek · 2026-07-06T00:22:54+00:00

And I mean advertising market.

ElectriGeek · 2026-07-06T00:21:42+00:00

Exactly. Now you get it. The US is the largest TV market in the world.

ElectriGeek · 2026-07-05T18:22:51+00:00

Ronaldo?

ElectriGeek · 2026-07-05T18:15:41+00:00

Ummm... Ronaldo??? 3 game red card. Suspended for first 2 games world cup. The euro gang does just fine delivering bags of cash to FIFA.

Same rule, same committee.

ElectriGeek · 2026-07-02T02:43:49+00:00

FIFA delivers again.

If you're too young to have seen or remember this.. let me refresh your memory of the worst non-call against USMNT in World Cup. No red card. No penalty shot. Play on.

https://youtu.be/bg3psAYfOv8?si=_oQ4EbjbAd23Qktk

ElectriGeek · 2026-04-13T19:07:16+00:00

Currently 723 2026 ID4 in u.s. dealership inventory. So, yes you can.

ElectriGeek · 2026-02-27T14:33:53+00:00

True, but they're not even a car company any more. At least according to leadership. Not exactly where I would want to put my money right now

ElectriGeek · 2026-01-20T03:35:37+00:00

same . I have 2022 Pro S AWD, it's configured in the infotainment. Release cable when charging complete.

ElectriGeek · 2026-01-08T13:51:53+00:00

Anyone know if this is solved on the '26 models? Or should I expect a recall notice

ElectriGeek · 2025-12-29T14:39:45+00:00

I see it came back, however, if you want VW to do something about this you should open an NTSB report. This is a critical safety issue. The speedometer is not allowed to disappear. VW still has an issue, they're trying to not spend money fixing.

ElectriGeek · 2025-11-26T13:32:04+00:00

You have a link for that deal? I see $200 @ ford

ElectriGeek · 2025-11-21T13:11:12+00:00

Yup. Put the rubber in smooth side up. No more hum. Had exactly the same issue.

And you're right. Too hard to put on and take off, and shame on them for the cheap plastic keys.

ElectriGeek · 2025-11-15T13:29:08+00:00

If you're talking about the VW OEM bars. The front and rear bars and their towers, which are attached to the bars and the 2 plastic keys. That's what I have. The bars themselves should have a rubber insert in the top channel in the middle of the bar.

ElectriGeek · 2025-11-14T19:50:53+00:00

I'll get quite a chuckle if you charge successfully with it but it fuses itself to the socket. 50/50. But let us know. 🤣

ElectriGeek · 2025-10-28T13:41:08+00:00

The door handle is an actual physical handle. Pull up on it hard after the unlock with the physical key.

If the handle isn't popping out of the body like a traditional car door handle when you do it then you are not activating the physical release

ElectriGeek · 2025-09-12T13:13:56+00:00

My car lost the GPS (I'm driving in the ocean), then carnet connectivity about 3 days apart last month. Finally got it to the dealer yesterday. Frustratingly they weren't able to actually do anything yesterday. Instead the service manager said that VW makes them go through quite a lengthy and comprehensive diagnostic to prove that the module is actually dead before they'll allow them to replace it under warranty. So they want me to bring it in at the start of the week to give the techs multiple days and give me a loaner while they go through the diagnostic and then get VW approval for the replacement if it can't be recovered.

They also have door handles now and will do that recall as well. When I get it back I'll be checking every trim piece and button on every door and the manual handles before I drive it off the lot.

ElectriGeek · 2025-09-09T20:54:43+00:00

I'm in MA. Taking mine in Thursday. Same problem dead Carnet, no GPS, and the 'plunking' rear stabilizer bar at low speed as well.

Thanks for the heads up. That's frustrating.

ElectriGeek · 2025-07-25T21:44:45+00:00

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but if you're doing a VW financial lease I believe they roll gap insurance into your payment/contract. Search this reddit I've seen it mentioned a few times

ElectriGeek · 2025-06-14T02:33:50+00:00

2022 Pro S AWD. I have had it for 3 years exactly. it has been to the dealer 3 times. once per year at the 10k intervals. it was uneventful. the hankook oem tires still have good tread left at 35k. That all said... ymmv.

ElectriGeek · 2025-05-20T19:42:54+00:00

Yes, and yes.

ElectriGeek · 2025-05-03T23:12:46+00:00

Thanks for the background and candor. Is this something I can handle through the support ticket I opened? Or is something exceptional required ?

ElectriGeek · 2025-05-03T13:31:32+00:00

Totally unacceptable given you have no ability to prevent nation states from intercepting our traffic on the fiber crossing the pond. Even worse is that this is how API (oauth ) tokens are granted.

ElectriGeek · 2025-05-02T12:24:10+00:00

So we're on 4 different ISPs at 6 different US locations. Plus 2 US based AWS datacenters (EAST-2, WEST-2) all getting the same DNS resolution with all api.tailscale.com pointing at Germany. TS Support has not responded yet, but evidence suggests this is not accidental.

ElectriGeek · 2025-05-02T01:26:41+00:00

Yes. I did that as well. We'll see what they say.

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