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Sport is full of unfair this and that. Other team have suffered (or benefited) from it too. Whats wrong is when you have rich most powerful daddy come in from outside the sport to "fix" it for you. A privilge other teams lack.
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Prove it. I'm sure that being rich and powerful had nothing to do with it. They would have done the same for Cape Verde.
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I dont have to. It looks like what I describe for obvious reasons. I hold this truth to be self evident.
Team USA got screwed. And then Trumps meddling shut the door to them being proper champions in the eyes of the world. Its a sad state. Fifa was already sucking up to Trump with their stupid "peace prize". Trump using his special influence sours the whole thing more indelibly than any in game error.
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I wonder if the US team could, as a matter of honor, refuse to field that player. Regardless of FIFA and the president, the team comes out looking honorable.
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Generally in life there are honorable ways to deal with setbacks and injustice. Sometimes those mean you might take a loss to achieve a gain.
But I dont blame the team if they just go with the situation dealt them and play everyone. Mainly I blame rich daddy for polluting the whole thing as an outside force. Hes put a stain on any victory unfortunately.
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If that should happen, I will look forward to all of the sudden football (soccer) experts weighing in on the topic.
(Balogun doesn’t have to start…but should another striker become injured, he might be put in as a substitute, (now that coach Pochettino has been given the option.))
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I don't think anyone would fault the US team from playing the hand they were dealt. However, I think if we didn't play Balogun*, the team, win or lose, would come out smelling likes roses. Despite our president, our citizens would be seen as honorable.
*ETA: noting the exception @Pommer mentioned.
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Is there not anything that Trump won't meddle in and muck up?
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In that case I can unleash my entire rhetorical arsenal.
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A red card is APPEALABLE after the game. Case closed. End of story.
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By the team. Powers interfering from beyond the sport just taints the whole thing. Story alive, sadly.
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I can see why some people would think that the US team can still be "heroes" after gaining an unfair advantage. After all, many people in the USA also see their army as heroes when they destroy sandal-clad insurrectionists with stealth bombers.
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