Soccer Thread



You can be religious or not, but this is good to see, and everyone knows my stance on religion. This country needs to get back to its moral roots.
 
Genghis Khan said:
Per Grok:

"Freddy's critics dug up older posts (some from 2016) showing strong pro-Trump or anti-Hillary Clinton sentiments, such as calls to "lock up Hillary," along with American slang and phrasing atypical for a German user.

Other flagged content includes his enthusiastic embrace of country music artist Ella Langley (described by some as "MAGA-coded") and overly American-sounding expressions like "DUDE LMFAO," fueling doubts about his authenticity as a German World Cup fan.

The broader backlash involves accusations that FreddyLA7 is a "psyop," marketing stunt, or fake account pushing pro-US propaganda, leading detractors to selectively share decontextualized posts to portray him negatively."
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I figured that the US could appeal the red card decision but just heard an explanation of the proceedings that pisses me the fuck off.

If Fifa deems the red card is correct and they dont like that the US is appealing because in their mind its frivolous they can tack on more games to the suspension. What a crock of shit. The guy doesnt think its a red card violation because it doesnt meet all of the criteria (mainly with malice) but he doesnt think it will be overturned because it was reviewed by FiFas precious VAR.
 
Rev said:
If Fifa deems the red card is correct and they dont like that the US is appealing because in their mind its frivolous they can tack on more games to the suspension.
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I looked it up because it seemed outrageous the USA could be punished more simply for appealing. I was mad just like you reading that. But, apparently (according to Grok) the only way the suspension could be lengthened is if officials review it again and deem it even more egregious than it was deemed in play, which this obviously wasn't.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Rules on Appeals
  • No appeal for the automatic one-game ban: Per FIFA regulations (Article 66.4), a sending-off automatically suspends the player for the next match. There is no mechanism for teams to appeal or overturn this at the World Cup. FIFA has confirmed this directly.

  • Appeals are only possible in limited cases: The US could appeal only if FIFA's Disciplinary Committee reviews the incident and extends the suspension beyond one game (e.g., to 2–3+ matches for violent conduct). In that scenario, the appeal would target just the extra games — not the automatic one. Reducing it to zero games isn't an option.


    FIFA is unlikely to extend it here, as the foul, while reckless, doesn't appear to be the most egregious violent conduct that typically triggers longer bans.
 
Chocolate Lab said:
Wait, I thought Freddy was fake?...
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That's not "the thing" now. (I know, that one didn't last long) Now, he is a Trump lover and must be removed from public view because of the audacity he has to be a European (who the left idolizes) and not follow their ideals to the tee.
 
Good Lord. So if he'd said the exact same things two years ago it would have been okay? :doh Not everything has to be about Trump.

Anyway, back to this mediocre soccer sport thing.

And just for the record, my town growing up was big on soccer because the little NAIA (as it was called then) university here had won several national championships in soccer. We had players from those teams, Euros who knew the game far better than most Americans, coach us. So I'm not some backwards redneck who's never been exposed to decent soccer. It's still spare. Carry on...
 
So they admitted that they were using still images on the VAR check i stead of video (which they are suppose to use) to determine intent to hurt.

On top of everything else this should throw this red card out for violating their own protocols.

Fuck them Bastards. What say you, @Cujo
 
Rev said:
So they admitted that they were using still images on the VAR check i stead of video (which they are suppose to use) to determine intent to hurt.

On top of everything else this should throw this red card out for violating their own protocols.
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The twitter comments were saying intent doesn't matter? :shrug
 
Chocolate Lab said:
The twitter comments were saying intent doesn't matter? :shrug
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So what exactly does matter?

How badly a guy squirms on the ground and pretends to be injured? Before popping up and playing like nothing happened. I'm obviously not a soccer fan. I really only pay attention because it's USA. Hell after like the third goal I've seen called back from the USA for offsides I had to look up what that even meant. So yeah, I don't really GET this stuff.
 
Rev said:
Everywhere that Ive read and watched from guys within the sport says it does. Its the difference between a yellow and a red.
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Reading a bit more and I will have to go back and watch the vids again I think the definition is excessive. You could also lump intent there as well because of if its excessive then you meant to do that. Regardless you cant tell either of them from a still picture or there would never be yellow cards. They all look excessive from a picture because there is nothing else to go after.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
So what exactly does matter?
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I don't know, either, but I took it to mean kind of like targeting in CFB... if you earhole a QB with the crown of your helmet, you're out even if you weren't trying to give him a concussion.

Not defending it, just that's what I think the idea is. Of course one is trying to prevent brain damage, one a sprained or scraped ankle.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
So what exactly does matter?

How badly a guy squirms on the ground and pretends to be injured? Before popping up and playing like nothing happened. I'm obviously not a soccer fan. I really only pay attention because it's USA. Hell after like the third goal I've seen called back from the USA for offsides I had to look up what that even meant. So yeah, I don't really GET this stuff.
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The intent and force that you go in with, if the Bosnian player had the ball and the American came in from several feet away and stomped on his ankle like that in an attempt to get the ball, that's a red.

But they were both kind of jostling and flailing at the ball and the American's foot just kind of awkwardly landed on the back of his ankle, which shouldn't be a red.
 
For those that aren't that familiar with soccer, so basically everyone except @Texas Ace, the World Cup knockout started at 16 for the past 50+ years until this year, when it expanded to 32.

So the round of 16 is the real business end of the tournament where you usually have to beat an elite team (Spain, Brazil, France, Argentina, Germany, Italy, etc.) unless you're actually one of those top 8 teams because there are only 8 matchups.

That's why both the US and Mexico have only won one round of 16 game ever despite being top 15ish teams in the world.

We got a bit lucky with a weak draw with Belgium, although they're probably roughly equal to us in terms of talent, but since it's at home and in Seattle specifically, I like our chances.

If we win it'll be a top 3-5 win in our soccer history, so even if we win and then lose in the quarterfinals (likely will since it should be against Spain), it'd still be a huge success.
 
Rev said:
So they admitted that they were using still images on the VAR check i stead of video (which they are suppose to use) to determine intent to hurt.

On top of everything else this should throw this red card out for violating their own protocols.

Fuck them Bastards. What say you, @Cujo
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I don't watch soccer, bro. But just on general principle, I will agree with "Fuck those bastards."
 
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