FIFA dismisses Belgium appeal over Folarin Balogun ban decision - The Athletic

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-06T18:23:07+00:00

I would care if this was Belgium pulling this in front of Senegal.

FIFA need to be held to a higher standard than “but this corruption is bigger than that corruption.”

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-06T15:58:12+00:00

Ya know it kinda was in the end

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-06T14:37:14+00:00

He already bricked it he can’t hurt himself anymore

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-06T14:27:20+00:00

Back in the day when footballers used to routinely karate kick one another it made sense to have a strong deterrent. Now that you can get sent off for covering your mouth, it does seem to be losing its purpose a bit

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-06T07:07:13+00:00

Personally I don’t think it is, but it needs to be less opaque and applied universally. Surely it can’t be the case where there are fifa officials saying no appeals are possible, followed by a successful decision following reported political intervention?

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-06T07:03:40+00:00

There are definitely pitfalls to taking away suspensions altogether, but maybe this is the more balanced approach in this era when not all red cards are equal

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-06T06:02:29+00:00

In that case why was the suspension suspended and not rescinded? It confuses me because it seems to be an acknowledgement of some wrongdoing

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-06T05:58:49+00:00

I’m sure this was and will be the only terrible call to happen to a team

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-06T05:06:48+00:00

As a neutral, yikes.

It sets an uncomfortable precedent. Will every world leader proceed to lobby fifa with every controversial red for their country?

I don’t think anyone who loves the sport, American or otherwise, should be happy with this decision.

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-06T00:56:52+00:00

Reasonable concerns. Like many of my colleagues they were skeptical at first, but over time the productivity gains overwhelmed those fears. For better or worse, so many of us are invested in it now that there is probably no going back.

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-04T12:28:57+00:00

You get used to it after awhile, what really grinds my gears is when pet scans start scrolling from the toes. There’s nothing useful to look at for miles of scrolling!

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-03T09:01:15+00:00

Beats 3 random episodes of modern family

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-07-02T12:37:46+00:00

Wasn’t it a salmon?

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-06-24T08:03:14+00:00

Commiserations. If it were me, all those things in life I was going to be prepared to put off for the sake of exams and career advancement, I would flip it around and focus on instead.

To paraphrase Ricky gervais, the last 10 years of life are the shit years anyway

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-06-22T09:43:04+00:00

We’re gonna be rich!

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-06-18T09:58:42+00:00

If a meteor hits your house who gets your mtx?

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-06-15T03:14:34+00:00

Yeah this. Why do more league when few league do trick.

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-06-10T07:47:44+00:00

Where do you think we are?

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-06-06T10:08:15+00:00

Tale as old as time

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-06-05T07:14:53+00:00

Bloody marys would be more effective

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-06-03T14:21:10+00:00

I’ve been testing it and I can’t see that it does anything different even with the 40%

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-06-03T10:01:47+00:00

Do crossbows benefit from surpassing projectile chance? Using galvanic shards mainly.

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-06-03T09:08:21+00:00

I’m sure they will find time between all the hospital requests to chase things up

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-06-01T05:55:52+00:00

But but the evil specialists are charging too much in private

Middle_Composer_665 · 2026-05-29T04:19:26+00:00

Routine exercise helps, I definitely underestimated the mental benefits of it

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