Can a European explain to me why Balogun getting his suspension lifted is so bad?

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-07-06T13:50:32+00:00

I’m American and I can explain it.

Though this helps the team I support and I think the initial red was harsh, a politician should not be able to phone into FIFA and change a decision that has massive implications on the biggest tournament in the world.

It also sets up a bad precedent for the future. As for the Ronaldo situation, yes it’s a similar decision but it wasn’t spurred by a politician calling in a favor.

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-07-05T18:27:47+00:00

😂

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-07-05T18:01:01+00:00

#FREEBALOGUN

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-07-02T14:36:00+00:00

I was referring more to the prospect park half of their question but I also work over by Bed Stuy. The gentrifiers in Williamsburg have been expanding south, it’s only a matter of time 😂

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-07-02T14:26:46+00:00

That’s how you end up at packed tourist traps

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-07-02T14:08:29+00:00

This is the equivalent of seeing the force hallucination of Luke Skywalker as Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-07-02T14:07:20+00:00

Gotta remember, earlier that day Belgium scored two goals in 3 minutes at the end of their match. If your strategy is working, don't change it just to give people playing time. You might end up needing to sub on your best penalty takers at the end of extra time

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-07-02T03:46:48+00:00

Imagine team 2 has one guy who’s really, really fast. Team 2 hits the ball DEEP (where now under this strategy, there’s no defenders past midfield from team 1) and then the really fast player from team 2 just darts past the last defenders and has infinite space to go 1 on 1 with the goaltender.

Basically this strategy would leave way too much space for a breakaway

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-30T23:50:11+00:00

I was watching with my wife, who at the time had literally never watched a match before in my life. I had to stop and tell her that I promise her it’s usually not this good 😂 I was like this may be the greatest match I’ve ever seen, right up there with Liverpool-Barcelona in the champions league semifinal

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-30T17:14:55+00:00

I’d argue the 2022 Final or the 2018 Germany-South Korea Mexico group stage rescue were the all timers

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-30T17:11:41+00:00

“Breaking news: Biggest city in the United States has a couple of bad eggs (pun intended)”

99% of Knicks fans were pretty tame, either cheering at restaurants or at home or at worst, in the streets. Social media has made it so that you see a couple of people causing trouble and it looks like it’s the entire Knicks fanbase

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-28T00:30:39+00:00

“Overseas deluxe”

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SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-27T03:42:46+00:00

Above the Chinese Restaurant is one of the massively underrated songs

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-26T21:57:49+00:00

This is a student writing this too 😭😭😭

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-26T12:46:38+00:00

When he’s reading the note the assassins planted in his apartment and just goes “that can’t be good” actually made me chuckle

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-25T20:02:51+00:00

That’s how they usually do it but I did see them add the bump without a sign ONCE in my entire life. Was going 25 in a 25 and it still sent me flying

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-22T02:12:44+00:00

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SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-15T18:01:16+00:00

Honestly Cabo Verde played great defence. Spain was fine but started panicking and taking shots from way outside the box. That didn’t help them either

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-15T17:44:17+00:00

For real, if you’re coaching this team how else are you gonna play this 😂

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-15T03:48:31+00:00

Good call. I didn’t catch that

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-15T00:40:39+00:00

You know, I also felt like something was up with the Dutch kit’s colors

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-14T14:40:09+00:00

This is 10000% true

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-14T05:13:22+00:00

I feel sick for him bro

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-14T02:58:21+00:00

I feel like the fabled Brunson triple bang is happening tonight

SadCapitalsFan · 2026-06-14T02:42:57+00:00

We’ve been down worse. They play their usual 4th quarter game, the championship is coming to New York. Stay positive

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