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Music Man

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18. The red card was indeed bullshit.

Reply to mcar (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 11:36 PM

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I was a certified soccer referee for years, so I am slow to criticize officials (because so many fans don't know shit), but this was a bad call. Players got tangled up. Watching someone's ankle get stepped on is hard to watch in slow motion, but that doesn't change the fact that Balogun didn't approach the Bosnian player with any amount of seriousness and had no idea that he was about to land on his foot.

I've seen a couple times this World Cup where VAR is used to overanalyze judgement calls rather than correcting mistakes. Sometimes refs have first instincts for a reason.

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World Cup spoiler - US v Bosnia Herzegovina [View all] mcar Wednesday OP

Seeing and hearing these guys lead to sing along on "Country Roads" Walleye Wednesday #1

I love that! mcar Wednesday #3

Poch is Argentinian FYI Ponietz Wednesday #7

Oh thanks. I'll correct. mcar Wednesday #8

It did bring tears to mine. So sad that John Denver is not here... 3catwoman3 Wednesday #16

A good game, the US showed some grit sarisataka Wednesday #2

Yes! Deserved a yellow but it wasn't intentional mcar Wednesday #4

What an ordeal. usonian Wednesday #5

I made the same joke to my family. Great minds :) Music Man Wednesday #19

Got me a HaHa. usonian Thursday #23

Absolute worst refereeing I've seen so far Ponietz Wednesday #6

It was a mess. nt mcar Wednesday #9

this is NOT a red card. HORRIBLE call and FIFA should overturn the suspension and expel the ref Takket Wednesday #10

I'm seeing clips of Messi doing basically the same thing mcar Wednesday #11

Yes I saw that no call when Messi did it Ponietz Wednesday #13

It's reactionary for soccer players D_Master81 Wednesday #12

But that isn't happening nearly as much with the new rule Ponietz Wednesday #14

Disagree Prairie Gates Wednesday #17

This fellow referee/player and son of a coach disagrees with you :) Music Man Wednesday #20

Although not a soccer fan, I've really enjoyed following this team and the World Cup overall... Mark.b2 Wednesday #15

The red card was indeed bullshit. Music Man Wednesday #18

Thank you! 3catwoman3 Wednesday #22

Thank you for your input mcar Thursday #24

Agree with the red card being BS. We've all seen the same or worse happen with no call at all. 3catwoman3 Wednesday #21