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   Karel Brits 🔻 (karelbrits@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jul-2026 03:30:03 JST Karel Brits 🔻

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   • Steve Herman

   @newsguyusa officially this could suspend USMNT from the tournament. Political interference isn't allowed according to FIFA's statutes. There is a strict third-party non-interference principle. The question is what this still is worth today. FIFA is committing suicide.

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     マリオ (Mario Menti) (mario@neko.cat)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jul-2026 03:30:03 JST マリオ (Mario Menti)

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     • Steve Herman

     @karelbrits @newsguyusa yeah, and then there's this... Fifa has always been a nest of corruption, but this World Cup seems to make more obvious (or people are just not even trying to hide it anymore) https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/06/keir-starmer-intervened-oppose-fifa-plan-move-england-kick-off-time?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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     Steve Herman (newsguyusa@flipboard.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jul-2026 03:30:05 JST Steve Herman

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     President Trump confirms to reporters in the Oval Office he asked FIFA to review of the penalty given to US forward Folarin Balogun during the World Cup, even though he initially didn’t know what a red card meant.

     The referee responsible is "very suspect,” according to Trump.

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     Steve Herman (newsguyusa@flipboard.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jul-2026 03:30:06 JST Steve Herman

     The Belgian football federation wants an explanation from FIFA about a decision to let US forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cup despite getting a red card in his previous game. https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49286007/belgium-ask-fifa-explain-balogun-reversal-challenge-usmnt-strikers-eligibility