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Carmine Infantino, who outrageously demanded and was properly denied Papal-level security from the people of Canada -- Level IV -- only reserved for POTUS and the Pope -- not even PM Mark Carney -- also doesn't ban genocidal Israel from FIFA participation against the wishes of many players and the UN: OHCHR: Ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA

And this rank interference in the World Cup to benefit the US team took place against Belgium, the home of NATO HQ.

The NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkiye begins tomorrow.

Besides Russian aggression against Europe and their homicidal war against Ukraine, I wonder what else the NATO chiefs and their aides will be discussing on the side as they enjoy hot Turkish tea and delicious cuisine? (I attended a conference at the NATO Center of Excellence in Ankara many decades ago).

Sidenote: Turkiye's team was eliminated early in the World Cup tournament because of a "rules change." Soccer fans can explain it better than me, your humble housecat fumbling with paws on this XP computer.


Here dips*&^, before you whine.

www.usatoday.com

A red card means the player is done for the match. His team cannot bring anyone in to replace him. So, for the rest of that game, his team plays with 10 men. He also automatically sits out the team's next match, no matter what the next round is.

FIFA's disciplinary committee then reviews the situation and can add more games to the suspension or issue a fine if the offense was serious enough.

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Still looking for some decency out of cowed Republicans, seven decades later ...

Belgium fumes after FIFA clears Balogun following Trump call
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... Belgium has reacted with a mixture of anger and defiance to an unusual move from football's governing body FIFA to overturn a suspension of star US striker Folarin Balogun, making him eligible to play in Monday's match.

"They can take away all the red cards in the world," said Georges-Louis Bouchez, leader of the MR, one of five parties in the country's coalition government, in a post on X, "the Belgians are the bravest and they will win." ...

"Astonishing how a red card suddenly becomes unjust' when Trump gets involved," wrote Yvan Verougstraete, leader of Les Engags, another coalition party, in a separate online post. Verougstraete also reposted an AI-generated video that showed Balogun brandishing a picture of Trump in response to a referee showing him a red card. Foreign minister Maxime Prevot told Politico the decision "raises many questions."

The decision has also sparked uproar among footballing authorities outside of the US. UEFA, the powerful European football organizer, called the reversal "incomprehensible and unjustifiable" and accused FIFA of crossing "a red line". ...


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