Going to start a new series called "Nutmegs as Great Philosophical Arguments"

Mexico saw Treebeard come on and said let’s spam crosses at him

FULL timeline of the campaign to bring Balogun back, according to a half dozen U.S. government & soccer officials: - Wednesday after U.S.-Bosnia match: Andrew Giuliani alerted Trump to the red card (Trump & Giuliani had been talking multiple times/week since start of World Cup and regularly before that.) - Wed night: Giuliani, Lutnick and U.S. Soccer officials began activating on plans to challenge red card - That kicked off 4 days of coordinated lobbying, legal maneuvering & diplomacy that stretched from Oval Office to Zurich - On *Thursday* Trump dialed Gianni Infantino and asked abt FIFA’s rules around the red card decision and grounds for suspension. (They’ve known each other for 8 yrs.) - FIFA declined to confirm any specific discussions but reiterated to POLITICO that the decision to suspend the one-match ban was made by an independent disciplinary committee. - As U.S. Soccer’s legal team formally prepared & submitted its appeal to FIFA, Giuliani Lutnick offered to make White House attorneys available to assist - At the same time, Giuliani and Scott Goodwin — a hedge-fund manager who had helped pay the salary of Mauricio Pochettino — zeroed in on the officiating history of referee Raphael Claus -Articles examining previous controversies involving Claus circulated among senior gov officials as they evaluated every argument that could bolster the appeal - On FIFA side, Emilio García, who oversees the legal affairs of FIFA, advised Infantino on the available procedural options - García other FIFA officials worked to determine whether the circumstances of Balogun’s tackle met the narrow standards that would allow the disciplinary decision to be revisited - By Sunday, FIFA announced that Balogun’s one-match suspension would be suspended - FIFA insists that the decision was an independent one made by its 18-person disciplinary committee, but it would not say whether the decision was decided through a vote, and it has not published a report on the decision. politico.com/live-updates/20…

Thomas Tuchel makes strong points on Folarin Balogun’s reprieve. “To be clear it was not a red card. VAR got involved. The decision is made. Who overturns this decision and when and on what grounds? It’s strange for me. We want consistency. I think it is not a yellow card, Declan Rice. Does France get the yellow card back for (Michael) Olise which was not a yellow card. Where does this start and where does this end? Do we appeal (Jarell Quansah red)?” Should Harry Kane ask President Trump? “Maybe!” Tuchel smiled.

So many people in Mexico jerseys in Manhattan and Brooklyn looking like they just attended a funeral

@_Zeets 😂🤣😂🤣😂

Bellingham put in a monster performance. Beyond the goals, he ran his heart out and was everywhere. What a giant of a player.

No idea why Mexico had a man up and decided the best path to success was launching in crosses

He played like a man with longer arms.

Jude is dead in his feet. Can barely walk.

Mexican player is dying on the side and his teammates do not care. Every second counts!

You know it’s desperate times that Raul Jimenez took off the head gear and is showing the scar now

This game is on the kind of cocaine that the FBI pretends not to see on the boats

The VAR game

Anthony Gordon’s run really fast and hard gimmick finally paid off

How do you concede a penalty from that position, with a man up? Come on. Be serious.

That was such a bad tackle

Well, England can always pressure FIFA to suspend that red

Raul, it’s going to happen. Keep going!

Quiñones does it again!

I can’t believe this is who the English media were slandering